tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179661405906978472.post3013208435907125428..comments2023-10-20T11:26:53.237-04:00Comments on The Quilting Booklady: Laundry DetergentBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429702283826931866noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179661405906978472.post-70717565071634551342011-09-14T21:17:31.155-04:002011-09-14T21:17:31.155-04:00my Walmart has free buckets in the bakery departme...my Walmart has free buckets in the bakery department--3 sizes with lids. I do like homemade soup.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930975280752577392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179661405906978472.post-84732164263450659502011-09-12T11:47:39.826-04:002011-09-12T11:47:39.826-04:00I think I will just buy mine.I think I will just buy mine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983278472747539532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179661405906978472.post-87001259499165252702011-09-10T08:47:10.475-04:002011-09-10T08:47:10.475-04:00We made powdered laundry detergent in the early 80...We made powdered laundry detergent in the early 80's when I could get the grease from the local bakery. It was quite a project! We loved the smell of the laundry though. <br /><br />Haven't yet tried the laundry detergent as we are using the liquid and I love my homemade soap! The part I like best is that I've found I don't now need fabric softener! I have added some melaleuca oil to the mix and it smells wonderful. We tried using our bath soap once rather than the Fels Naptha and didn't like that--so now it's Fels Naptha all the time! <br /><br />Your recipe looks so much easier than the lye, grease mixture I used to use! Kudos to you for stepping out of the Tide paradigm!Pattilouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517413155581097319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179661405906978472.post-16801666797552309922011-09-10T08:41:39.581-04:002011-09-10T08:41:39.581-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pattilouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517413155581097319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179661405906978472.post-23146331955142705112011-09-10T04:53:41.707-04:002011-09-10T04:53:41.707-04:00I make my own soap. 4 bars of Fels and 4# box of t...I make my own soap. 4 bars of Fels and 4# box of the washing soda, 4# box of the 20 Mule Team Borax, 4# box of Baking soda. Mix it all together and I have learned to sell half for the amount I have in cost. Walmart has the ingredients and it is always available. If I need to spot treat something I use the generic liquid soap for Dawn. We have allergies and this works for us. ChrisSewing Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848603221577664193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179661405906978472.post-29896929663420872602011-09-10T02:21:45.345-04:002011-09-10T02:21:45.345-04:00I've been making our laundry soap for several ...I've been making our laundry soap for several years now. I have to say that the only time I have not been satisfied is when I used Ivory. I do really like Octagon, but my locally owned grocery store that stocked it went out of business due to Wal-Mart moving into town. I couldn't find anything but Ivory for a while, so I looked up the ingredients in Fels Naptha and Kirk's Castile (two other good options, but when I could find them I thought it too pricy) and made my own. I used 16 oz. lye dissolved in 32 oz. water, palm oil (aka Spectrum's Organic shortening) and cocoanut oil. I grind up 63 oz. (= 9, 7 oz bars) of the resulting soap, and add it to one whole box of Borax plus one box of Washing Soda (that way there aren't any leftovers to spill or store.) My homemade soap is not less expensive than the no-longer-readily-avaialable-to-me Octagon, but less than the too-pricy Naptha and Castile. The Octagon has several oil-based ingredients, and mine is completely vegetable based, which I like.<br /><br />All this to say when you can't find what you want, think outside the box and make it yourself! I now know my laundry soap is more than safe for our ground, and since that ground grows our produce, it is in my best interest to be careful.<br /><br />I don't use any fabric softener either. Instead I use white vinegar in the rinse which treats bad smells and helps soap wash out (softens.)sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450407468765544595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179661405906978472.post-89122809127772319962011-09-10T02:21:16.422-04:002011-09-10T02:21:16.422-04:00I've been making our laundry soap for several ...I've been making our laundry soap for several years now. I have to say that the only time I have not been satisfied is when I used Ivory. I do really like Octagon, but my locally owned grocery store that stocked it went out of business due to Wal-Mart moving into town. I couldn't find anything but Ivory for a while, so I looked up the ingredients in Fels Naptha and Kirk's Castile (two other good options, but when I could find them I thought it too pricy) and made my own. I used 16 oz. lye dissolved in 32 oz. water, palm oil (aka Spectrum's Organic shortening) and cocoanut oil. I grind up 63 oz. (= 9, 7 oz bars) of the resulting soap, and add it to one whole box of Borax plus one box of Washing Soda (that way there aren't any leftovers to spill or store.) My homemade soap is not less expensive than the no-longer-readily-avaialable-to-me Octagon, but less than the too-pricy Naptha and Castile. The Octagon has several oil-based ingredients, and mine is completely vegetable based, which I like.<br /><br />All this to say when you can't find what you want, think outside the box and make it yourself! I now know my laundry soap is more than safe for our ground, and since that ground grows our produce, it is in my best interest to be careful.<br /><br />I don't use any fabric softener either. Instead I use white vinegar in the rinse which treats bad smells and helps soap wash out (softens.)sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450407468765544595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179661405906978472.post-29511731023095901672011-09-10T00:22:15.919-04:002011-09-10T00:22:15.919-04:00My husband started making our own powdered laundry...My husband started making our own powdered laundry detergent several years ago. We were just astonished at how clean our clothes were with so LITTLE detergent. We really couldn't believe that just 2 tablespoons per load was sufficient so we each (separately) decided to add just at pinch more. :-) We laughed at each other when we both confessed. :-)<br /><br />Instead of the Fels Naptha soap, my husband uses Zote brand soap that he gets at a local Hispanic grocery store. Dead cheap and very effective.<br /><br />Two of our daughters who are in college make trips back to the old homestead to get new supplies of Dad's laundry soap. They won't use any other. :-)Shelley: the Dread Pirate Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431557867878383150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179661405906978472.post-84569263714865229122011-09-09T22:42:41.757-04:002011-09-09T22:42:41.757-04:00I sang the praises of Fels Naptha soap for many yr...I sang the praises of Fels Naptha soap for many yrs. when kids were playing baseball/softball. For those horrible dirt stains from sliding into base I would grate the Fels into a container of water, add those dirty uniform pants and let soap over night. The following day I would put them into washing machine with that same water and the end result would be a snow white uniform.Phyllis in Minnesotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322966097298166981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179661405906978472.post-11558992539777108222011-09-09T21:12:54.253-04:002011-09-09T21:12:54.253-04:00My best friend does this all the time! I keep sayi...My best friend does this all the time! I keep saying I'm going to try it, but haven't yet. I look forward to seeing your cost analysis.<br /><br />She blogged about her laundry soap making here...http://kasilou.blogspot.com/2011/06/laundry-detergent.htmlEricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337044624823632048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179661405906978472.post-60762386565245179142011-09-09T21:00:40.559-04:002011-09-09T21:00:40.559-04:00I'd love to hear the cost comparison. It looks...I'd love to hear the cost comparison. It looks like something I'd do if the price were right.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405496874813879203noreply@blogger.com