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I've used washer sheets before, no problem. Currently using All Free & Clear as it is the lowest price unscented, and they keep giving me coupons for it. My grocery store no longer carries a "house brand" of detergent, have you seen that also or is it just my store? I know Walmart has Great Value, I try to stay away from Walmart.
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We’ve only used the Norwex brand of laundry sheets. We loved them but they were pricey. No trouble with them dissolving, even in cold water. No scent.
When we came to the end of our sample pack, we decided to try a recipe we found on Pinterest. It uses basic, inexpensive ingredients, has only the scent we add (lavender essential oil), is easy to make, dissolves in any water temperature, and gets our clothes clean. I don’t think we will ever buy commercial laundry detergent again, unless the sheets come way down in price and we can verify that the ingredients are not harmful. https://pin.it/5EauJeFTu BTW, I’m not sure everyone understands that liquid detergent, including pods, is mostly water. That means we are creating these huge plastic containers, freighting them across the ocean and the country with all the related pollution, lugging them back and forth, storing them, and then throwing those plastic containers into the landfill, all for water. Sheets contain no water, weigh nearly nothing, can be stored in recyclable paper/cardboard boxes, and take up nearly no space. Environmentally I can’t think of a better solution. The recipe I’ve linked above uses 3 dry ingredients which are purchased in cardboard boxes or paper wrap. I believe that is also a good environmental solution. |
Originally Posted by wesing
(Post 8662812)
We’ve only used the Norwex brand of laundry sheets. We loved them but they were pricey. No trouble with them dissolving, even in cold water. No scent.
When we came to the end of our sample pack, we decided to try a recipe we found on Pinterest. It uses basic, inexpensive ingredients, has only the scent we add (lavender essential oil), is easy to make, dissolves in any water temperature, and gets our clothes clean. I don’t think we will ever buy commercial laundry detergent again, unless the sheets come way down in price and we can verify that the ingredients are not harmful. https://pin.it/5EauJeFTu BTW, I’m not sure everyone understands that liquid detergent, including pods, is mostly water. That means we are creating these huge plastic containers, freighting them across the ocean and the country with all the related pollution, lugging them back and forth, storing them, and then throwing those plastic containers into the landfill, all for water. Sheets contain no water, weigh nearly nothing, can be stored in recyclable paper/cardboard boxes, and take up nearly no space. Environmentally I can’t think of a better solution. The recipe I’ve linked above uses 3 dry ingredients which are purchased in cardboard boxes or paper wrap. I believe that is also a good environmental solution. |
When we were trying to pay our house in full I saved every dollar I could. I use to make the same soap as StinchnRipper and has the same ingredients as the link. Mine never separated like that one in the link, it was creamy though. (Grating the soap was a chore).
It left a coating on the clothes especially towels that made them unabsorbant. after a few washing. In fact that is on the recipe I had, to use vinegar to remove the residue if built up. I asked a soap making friend and he said it was the soap as it needs lots of water to rinse clean off fabric. If the bar says soap, it's soap, it if says bath bar then it is not soap. He did not recommend the laundry soap bars for every wash load. I still used the homemade version but every few loads I would use regular detergent to remove the residue. I learned that baking soda added to dishwashing liquid will stop the sudsing. I use it when I run out of dishwashing detergent. Here is the recipe I used Dishwashing Detergent Substitute 1/4 teaspoon liquid dish detergent and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in 1/2 cup warm water and poured into detergent cups in the dishwasher. |
My formula was dry. I grated the zote soap in the cuisinart and mixed it all together. I never had your issues
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The dry version I had to use very hot water to get the soap to dissolve. My washer hot setting was not that hot.
I use All Free and Clear now. |
Originally Posted by Onebyone
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The dry version I had to use very hot water to get the soap to dissolve. My washer hot setting was not that hot.
I use All Free and Clear now. |
I did use the homemade detergent for a long time to save money.
When the house was paid for I said no more. LOL |
The sheets may appear pricey, but they are less so than a jug of liquid that is mostly water. I have used all of my large bottle liquid. I am trying a product from MOEN that is liquid but less than a quart size container for 60 loads. I am happy with the results. Next experiment will be the washing sheets. I would love to not carry the bottles or create more junk for landfills. If it matters to you, watch that the sheets you purchase are made in the US/Canada and not from China. Sorry China, I am no longer confident in the quality of your products.
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I like the pods. Easy and no mess. I put them in a pretty canister that sits on the washing machine. I buy the refill pod packages so no plastic jugs throw away.
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