I switched to laundry soap sheets
09-24-2024, 03:39 AM
#11
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Vermont
Posts: 7,142
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.
10-01-2024, 06:28 PM
#12
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: East TN
Posts: 2,857
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 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.
10-01-2024, 06:46 PM
#13
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mableton, GA
Posts: 11,682
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 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.
10-02-2024, 06:39 AM
#14
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 17,814
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.
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.
10-02-2024, 07:25 AM
#17
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mableton, GA
Posts: 11,682
gosh you have had some problems with the homemade. Luckily I had none of those and just got tired of making it. Who knows I may go back to it one day.
10-03-2024, 03:12 AM
#19
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Portage, Michigan
Posts: 9,462
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.
