I have facecloths that are washed every week after one use and I have not noticed any change in absorbency. I do not use a fabric softener which I believe coats the fibres impairing absorbency but not sure of that.
I have facecloths that are washed every week after one use and I have not noticed any change in absorbency. I do not use a fabric softener which I believe coats the fibres impairing absorbency but not sure of that.
As Cicero said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”
I hate fabric softeners and dryer sheets.
So, I looked up all the ingredients for DIY laundry detergent on Amazon, and whether you buy them separately or as a "kit" it's around $28 for 4 bars of Fels-Naptha, 3.5 lbs of washing soda and 4 lbs. of Borax.
Then I read in the reviews that you can get everything much cheaper locally, so sure enough, if I buy the same stuff at my local supermarket it comes to half as much--around $15. So I'm going to buy that today as I'm out of my regular detergent.
One of the reviewers on Amazon says that this quantity lasts him a year. That would be a big savings for me. And it's better for the environment with no plastic packaging.
Thank you for your input on this, Tybee & razz.
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Catherine, I think you will be so happy you did this! Yeah, the kit is a real rip off. I will say that instead of Fels Naptha, I use a bar of Yardley lavender soap, and it seems to work very well and smells faintly of lavender.
I love the smell of lavender! I'll give that a try!
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I am going to ask where did you all see the receipe? I wonder, because one thing I read (and lost when that computer died, and took its most recent bookmarks), said just to use your favorite soap?
TMS, here is the recipe I use. I make mine with my food processor to mix to a finer blend.
https://www.diynatural.com/homemade-...etergent-soap/
As Cicero said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”
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