DIY laundry detergent / bathroom cleaner / kitchen scrub, no synthetics.

Step 5 A little goes a long way

You only need a tiny scoop of this per large load of laundry. Hard to believe, but true. It rinses out really well too; no more worries about detergent buildup scumming up your washer, or making odors build up in clothes, or making cloth diapers smelly and leaky, the way detergents do. Yay!

If you find clothes are stiff when you line dry them, you are using too much. Cut the amount in half, and add a little vinegar to your final rinse.

You may also have "detergent buildup" from using commercial brands, and may need to "strip" all your laundry of that buildup. (pretty good racket, I think, because then everyone "needs" fabric softener!)

Using this mix will help remove buildup over time, but if you have a bad case of buildup, washing with nothing or with only vinegar, until you see no more suds coming from clothes, is one way to tackle that problem.

Comments

[altamyrannm]

THANKS a million! You saved me that much!

[megmaine]

You're quite welcome! And I have found that grating up an additional bar of soap, and adding it to one half of this recipe, and keeping the other half as it was, gives me two options: a regular strength option, and an "extra soiled" extra-strength washing powder that works better on really dirty items.