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Thursday, December 1, 2011

laundry soap

No pics on this one all the stuff is white anyway.  I've had several people ask me about the ;laundry soap I mentioned in a previous blog so here's the recipe:
Mix 1 bar of grated Ivory soap, 1C washing soda and 1C Borax.  That's it, easy as can be.
Use 1T per load. 2T if things are especially grungy.
The savings on this are amazing, if you make it yourself the cost is about 2cents per load. compare that to 32-35cents per load for Tide.  It's better for the environment and your clothes won't have a lingering scent. It will work in all washer types including high efficiency and front loaders.
Of course if you don't want to mess with it we also sell it through Vintage Cottage,  just  contacting us.
Happy washing
This time of year  you also need softener.  You can use a regular dryer sheet, spray vinegar on the wet clothes when you put them in the dryer or add about 1T of liquid softener to a damp wash cloth and toss that into the wet load of laundry.  The big laundry manufacturers will never tell you, but the biggest reason for washer breakdowns is the works getting gunked up with fabric softener, you should never use it in your washer.

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