Comments on: Homemade Laundry Detergent, Charlies & Soap Nuts

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:21:58 +0000

Love this liquid soap recipe!! I used it to wash my husbands clothes in the oilfeild and it worked great!!! I pretreteated by adding the Dr. Bonners just a touch on the really bad spots and my husband said he has never seen it look so good. thanks for posting this.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:36:13 +0000

Yes, it normally separates a bit. Just give it a good shake before each use.

By: Theresa Huck

Theresa Huck — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:57:24 +0000

should it separate? The recipe for laundry detergent above???

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:58:33 +0000

I do not think you need to do anything differently with a front loader. It works the same for both machines.

By: Mandi

Mandi — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:56:43 +0000

I have been using your homemade laundry detergant recipe for a few months now. I make it with Dr. Bronner’s lavender soap, and it works wonderfully! It gets pretty thick and grainy, so I have to make sure I shake it up really good before I use it, but overall I am quite happy with it. My question is, I am getting a new front load washer and dryer, and I am wondering how much detergant I will need to use. Should I still use about 1/4 cup? Also, I have been using vinegar (in a downy ball) in the washer, can I now just put vinegar into the fabric softener section of my washer?

On a side note, I also use Dr. Bronner’s lavender castile to clean so many things in my home! If I put a little bit on a loofah, it cleans the hard water and soap scum in my shower really well!

By: Amanda O

Amanda O — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:00:32 +0000

I have been making this a lot, and I have a tip: Do NOT use sea salt, but instead use regular salt. The sea salt makes it extremely lumpy, whereas the regular salt dissolves very well.

It helps, too, if the water is warm when you put the salt and washing soda into the pot.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:25:33 +0000

I saw this site that said something about salt and vinegar was good for removing rust. Here is the link. God bless you!
http://home.howstuffworks.com/uses-for-salt-doing-the-laundry-ga1.htm

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:53:22 +0000

Hi Lindsay,
Thank you for your wonderful blog! I have 2 questions to ask.
In the Homemade Laundry Detergent recipe above by green clean she says not to add any essential oils to the detergent but all of the Dr.Bronner’s castile soaps have essential oils in them. Is this going to cause a problem? I don’t like the sal suds ingredients. Also, Is it the coconut and olive oilS that has the cleaning effects? Couldn’t I just use olive oil soap? Kiss my face has an olive oil soap without essential oils I wondered if I could just use it. What do you think?
Thank you so much and God bless you and your wonderful family!

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:06:06 +0000

I am going to have to try soap nuts. I was wondering: Does anyone have a good natural solution for removing rust from laundry and bathroom fixtures? I would love to get rid of all the chemicals from our cleaning supplies, but I can’t seem to get rust out of clothes without Whink, or avoid chemicals on the tub and toilet to keep them from being orange!

By: Dara

Dara — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:01:57 +0000

I’ve been making the homemade recipe for laundry detergent off and on for about a year and a half. Love the stuff. As far as the borax and washing soda being toxic to the environment-I believe it says on the box that they are natural products, I believe the borax even more so. You can use the borax for all sorts of things. Don’t understand the concerns about it.