Comments on: Laundry

By: Sarah F

Sarah F — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:23:07 +0000

So glad I found this recipe. I’ve used it several times, love it, and thought it was about time I thanked you and the Cumberland Island Quilt Chick for sharing. Thanks!

By: Aimee Bradley

Aimee Bradley — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:46:07 +0000

Totally worked! The first day I used it I came home to find my cat peed on my purse (not very nice huh!) I freaked and filled up my sink and hand washed it for about 15 min. Hung it and when it dried it has no urine smell or anything! Now if I used regular detergent it would have probably taken 2 to 3 washed in the washer. Thanks for this recipe!!!

By: Ashley Fowler

Ashley Fowler — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:10:21 +0000

you just amaze me!! you are the all american wife!! i wanna be like that!! lol!

By: Carolyn.

Carolyn. — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:49:01 +0000

Can you use this recipe for front load washers that require the “Low Sudsing” laundry detergent?

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:46:21 +0000

I’m making it this morning! The only ingredient I found in walmart was the Borax. The other 2 I ordered off Ebay (very cheap)

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:18:03 +0000

I just bought the ingedients for this soap, and I am excited to make it! I couldn’t find the Fels Naptha, tho, but I did find a laundry bar soap called Zote. I was wondering if anybody knew if they were similar and if this might work as well? And how many ounces is a bar of Fels Naptha?

By: Tes

Tes — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:00:42 +0000

I can’t get enough of homemade products…
This recipe sounds amazing and I am really interested to try.
Thanks for sharing,
Tes

By: downthelanegirl

downthelanegirl — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:16:41 +0000

I tried this last August and for the equivalent cost of one jug of store bought detergent, I had enough for 7 or 8 months from one batch! I had tons of Borax and washng soda left for future bathches. It does not fade dark colors. I was pleased with every thing except my dish cloths. It didn’t seem to get kitchen stains out of the cloths so well, but I loved it and felt so good about saving so much money.

By: Langela

Langela — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:24:10 +0000

Kristy–I wash all my clothes with it and don’t notice any fading. In fact, I use a little extra on my darks because they happen to be my husband’s work clothes. Also, you can use your bar of Fels Naptha as a stain stick. For instance, wet the ring-around-the-collar with water. Rub the bar of Fels onto the ring. I then use a small scrub brush to scrub the stain. Throw into the wash. Don’t leave it on there, though. Throw it in right away with the load. If you allow it to sit for a day before rinsing the Fels off, it may eat holes through the shirt. I may or may not have found this out the hard way. I may have thought it was a good idea to treat all the stains on all my clothes at the same time. Leaving some for the next load that didn’t get put in until the following day. My husband may or may not now have some tiny holes where the ring-around-the-collar used to be. You probably could rinse it off after scrubbing, but I am lazy and prefer just to throw it in right away.

By: Sandra Henderson

Sandra Henderson — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:23:41 +0000

I haven’t experienced any fading… I’ve been using it a year or more.