Laundry detergent

MudPies · 08-22-2018, 01:54 PM

What is your fave brand/recipe for laundry detergent?

Soliloquy · 08-22-2018, 02:17 PM

I love my laundry balls.

https://www.amazon.com/Reusable-Non-...70_&dpSrc=srch

I still use Oxi Clean for whites and lights. But this is what I use for "detergent."

The Tickle Momster · 08-22-2018, 04:04 PM

Excelsior is one we like.

I just did a trial of Meliora and it worked reasonably well also.

Prior to our new fancy washer, I used BioKleen.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Soliloquy

I love my laundry balls.

https://www.amazon.com/Reusable-Non-...70_&dpSrc=srch

I still use Oxi Clean for whites and lights. But this is what I use for "detergent."

Do you know if they work well with HARD water?

Soliloquy · 08-22-2018, 05:21 PM

I have hard water. Calcium carbonate, which is known as temporary hardness (white dust precipitates when I boil water, stays dissolved when I add vinegar). I have always used vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser and I still do.

I love my laundry balls.

The Tickle Momster · 08-22-2018, 05:31 PM

I've been nervous to add vinegar in the new washer. It's a front loading HE washer.

Soliloquy · 08-22-2018, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Tickle Momster

I've been nervous to add vinegar in the new washer. It's a front loading HE washer.

I have a Samsung front loader. Washers are designed to hold up under germicidal bleach (strong base) and fabric softener (acid). Lots of people don't realize that fabric softener is acidic. That's part of how it works. Vinegar is acidic without the extra stuff. Vinegar will help prolong the life of your machine by reducing buildup, too.

mamacat · 08-22-2018, 05:35 PM

I ordered a different kind of laundry ball recently and it has a scent. Like the way baby aspirin used to smell like artificial orange

Was told it would dissipate after a few washes but a blanket I washed with it smells like it. So no scent in these? I like 7th Generation detergent for dishes and was considering trying it for laundry but would like to use those balls!

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I use vinegar in fabric softener cup too

heartofjoy · 09-05-2018, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soliloquy

I love my laundry balls.

https://www.amazon.com/Reusable-Non-...70_&dpSrc=srch

I still use Oxi Clean for whites and lights. But this is what I use for "detergent."

I'm going to try these!

tempus vernum · 09-06-2018, 07:59 AM

I just ordered laundry balls and they were packaged w wool dryer balls for 23.99

We have such good water quality that I’m hopeful we won’t need but a dash of oxyclean. We have a ton of delicates these days (not me my girls) so I’m making sure kids realize can’t be used w delicates or w gymnastics Leo’s but I’m still excited

JoannaV · 09-09-2018, 05:35 PM

Mine say something about soaking in water for one hour before use. Lisa, did yours say something like that? If so, does it mean every time you use it or just the first time?

Soliloquy · 09-10-2018, 08:57 PM

I never soaked mine.

mamacat · 09-21-2018, 07:29 AM

I ordered a plastic housed one from Amazon - think it was a Beron brand and it smells like baby aspirin

Like chemical orange smell

Virginia · 08-22-2018, 09:14 PM

I use Charlie’s Soap (per someone’s recommendation here), along with the same brand’s hard water softener powder stuff.

I also like Seventh Generation.

If I want stuff scented, I put a couple drops of EO on my wool dryer ball.

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TraceMama · 08-27-2018, 09:30 AM

I also use Charlie's Soap, but those laundry balls are intriguing.

Do you really need to put them in the sun for 2-3 hours a day to keep them fresh? Some reviewers complained about clothes smelling musty once they were wet due to not enough sun exposure.

Soliloquy · 08-27-2018, 12:13 PM

I can't remember the specific directions but it's definitely not every day. IIRC it was one sunny afternoon every 2 weeks. We have more laundry than an average, 4-person household so I try to do one afternoon a week. I will often put the balls out when I go to bed (in summer) and then get them at some point in the morning. Then they get regular morning sun. In winter, though, we can go a long time without a bright sunny day. I just give them sun when I can. Mine do not get smelly. I've thought about getting a second set just because we have grey winters and lots of laundry.

I am fanatical about keeping my washing machine aired out, though, too. The door is always open when not in use and I remove the laundry drawer for extra air circulation. And I use distilled vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser in every load to reduce mineral build-up. I use Kleenite about twice a month.

08-22-2018, 01:54 PM	#1
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08-22-2018, 02:17 PM	#2
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: Laundry detergent I love my laundry balls. https://www.amazon.com/Reusable-Non-...70_&dpSrc=srch I still use Oxi Clean for whites and lights. But this is what I use for "detergent."

08-22-2018, 05:21 PM	#4
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: Laundry detergent I have hard water. Calcium carbonate, which is known as temporary hardness (white dust precipitates when I boil water, stays dissolved when I add vinegar). I have always used vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser and I still do. I love my laundry balls.

08-22-2018, 05:31 PM	#5
The Tickle Momster Rose Garden previously mlrowley Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NW WA Posts: 17,952	Re: Laundry detergent I've been nervous to add vinegar in the new washer. It's a front loading HE washer. __________________ Michelle wife to Tom ('95) Momma to: DD (A) 21 and her DH (YM) 21 DS (T) 19 DD (C) 17 '07 DS (N) 14 Save Save

08-22-2018, 05:35 PM	#7
mamacat Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,473	Re: Laundry detergent I ordered a different kind of laundry ball recently and it has a scent. Like the way baby aspirin used to smell like artificial orange Was told it would dissipate after a few washes but a blanket I washed with it smells like it. So no scent in these? I like 7th Generation detergent for dishes and was considering trying it for laundry but would like to use those balls! ---------- Post added at 12:35 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:35 AM ---------- I use vinegar in fabric softener cup too __________________ ~Catherine~ Mama to 5: C W C J S And Grandma to 3: A ,K and baby C

09-06-2018, 07:59 AM	#9
tempus vernum Rose Garden I am the mountain. I am not the storm and the storm is not me. -Ian Cron Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28,913	Re: Laundry detergent I just ordered laundry balls and they were packaged w wool dryer balls for 23.99 We have such good water quality that I’m hopeful we won’t need but a dash of oxyclean. We have a ton of delicates these days (not me my girls) so I’m making sure kids realize can’t be used w delicates or w gymnastics Leo’s but I’m still excited __________________ ~Spring always comes after winter~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ”

09-09-2018, 05:35 PM	#10
JoannaV Rose Trellis Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: VA, USA Posts: 2,606	Re: Laundry detergent Mine say something about soaking in water for one hour before use. Lisa, did yours say something like that? If so, does it mean every time you use it or just the first time? __________________ Joanna INTJ A Brit living in America DH (ISFP) 07/09 DS1 01/12 DS2 06/14 DD1 01/16

09-10-2018, 08:57 PM	#11
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: Laundry detergent I never soaked mine.

09-21-2018, 07:29 AM	#12
mamacat Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,473	Re: Laundry detergent I ordered a plastic housed one from Amazon - think it was a Beron brand and it smells like baby aspirin Like chemical orange smell __________________ ~Catherine~ Mama to 5: C W C J S And Grandma to 3: A ,K and baby C

08-22-2018, 09:14 PM	#13
Virginia Rose Garden Don't mind my faces. They usually don't mean anything. Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,644	Re: Laundry detergent I use Charlie’s Soap (per someone’s recommendation here), along with the same brand’s hard water softener powder stuff. I also like Seventh Generation. If I want stuff scented, I put a couple drops of EO on my wool dryer ball. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Christine WAHM as writer/editor; part-time high school teacher; wife to pharmacist DH since 7.31.2010 Lila in heaven, 8/2015 DD1 "KO" born 8/2017 DD2 GIRL born 1/2020 My Blog- full of opinions and teacher stories

08-27-2018, 09:30 AM	#14
TraceMama Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,723	Re: Laundry detergent I also use Charlie's Soap, but those laundry balls are intriguing. Do you really need to put them in the sun for 2-3 hours a day to keep them fresh? Some reviewers complained about clothes smelling musty once they were wet due to not enough sun exposure. __________________ *Tracey* Blessed to be married 24 years. Ever-learning Gentle Mama to 3 Amazing Boys (17, 14, 12) I am determined to be invincible until He has finished His purpose in me.

08-27-2018, 12:13 PM	#15
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: Laundry detergent I can't remember the specific directions but it's definitely not every day. IIRC it was one sunny afternoon every 2 weeks. We have more laundry than an average, 4-person household so I try to do one afternoon a week. I will often put the balls out when I go to bed (in summer) and then get them at some point in the morning. Then they get regular morning sun. In winter, though, we can go a long time without a bright sunny day. I just give them sun when I can. Mine do not get smelly. I've thought about getting a second set just because we have grey winters and lots of laundry. I am fanatical about keeping my washing machine aired out, though, too. The door is always open when not in use and I remove the laundry drawer for extra air circulation. And I use distilled vinegar in the fabric softener dispenser in every load to reduce mineral build-up. I use Kleenite about twice a month.

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