Comments on: Beware Of The Laundry Detergent Cap

By: Janny6

Janny6 — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:44:31 +0000

Another thing to look out for. I just purchased Ecos Liquid Laundry Detergent, the directions tell you to use 1/2 ouce (3 capfuls) but the capful is 1 once. So even if you are reading and trying to follow the directions, they leave you confused. I opted for the 1/2 ounce, but only after unwittingly doing a load with 3 ounces of detergent.

By: Mia

Mia — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:57:52 +0000

Cool! Consumer Reports is linking to one of my favorite blogs – NCC!

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/home/2009/06/laundry-detergent-overdosing-caps-procter-and-gamble-method-sun-era-tide-cheer-all-consumer-reports-.html?EXTKEY=I72RSHA

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:47:25 +0000

@ Debbie Downer…

Nope!

By: Debbie Downer

Debbie Downer — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:41:02 +0000

Y’know, I’m all for blogging and whatnot, but, and I hate to be “this gal”, but isn’t that kind of common knowledge?

By: Frugal Mom

Frugal Mom — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:12:35 +0000

I make my own laundry detergent which costs me approximately $0.28 / 4 1/2 liters versus the $14.99 I was paying for the same thing. People ask me does it clean and my answer is ,yes it does what do you think commercial laundry detergent is made of, why wouldn’t it clean. It takes about 10m minutes to make and you can get 10 gallons out of the recipe, which I found on the Dugger Family web site.

By: ToTheMoon

ToTheMoon — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:52:53 +0000

My mom is a laundry detergent violator. She will wash only 10 loads with a large bottle that is supposed to be for 64 loads! I keep reminding her of all of the chemicals in the detergent, some which supposedly can cause cancer. Ugggh! I need to have a scientist call her to tell her of the harm she may be causing to us and the environment. I’m going to give her the homemade recipe someone shared in this blog.

By: Clothdiapermama

Clothdiapermama — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:44:57 +0000

OH wow! I have really been wasting laundry soap!! i always just though you were supposed to fill it to the top! THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS.

By: Shara

Shara — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:07:49 +0000

I make my own laundry soap and have for years. It is about 2 cents per load and isn’t perfumy like the store bought stuff. Go to http://www.savemoneytoday.net for the recipe. You are only supposed to use a tiny bit of the homemade stuff too and I have had to restrain myself from using more than the recommended.

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:10:03 +0000

What a SCAM! Don’t get me wrong, I’m all in support of making changes to limit my negative impact on the environment. But, these new concentrated laundry detergents and their over-sized caps are nothing more than a scam to trick consumers into using more product.

Believe me, the detergent manufacturers know that consumers are going to instinctly use more than the new teensy-weensy recommended amount. We’ve been using a normal cap full for years and all of a sudden we’re given this concentrated formula that only requires 1/2 as much fluid. Naturally, we’re going to over fill the cap–especially because they make the caps so unnecessarily big and they make the markings so damn hard to read.

I would love to know how much more money the laundry detergent companies are making since they started making this new concentrated product. I guarantee, they’re all laughing straight to the bank, while we’re all loosing more of our money. The only thing we can do about it is be informed consumers and read the directions carefully. Know how much you’re using and measure CAREFULLY. Filling just a little above the line will result in significantly more waste, now that the fluid is twice as concentrated.

By: Jacque

Jacque — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:28:58 +0000

And all of my 65 years, I’ve been of the opinion that more is better?!? So, I’m now understanding less is more. I’m going to give this a try. What I’ve been doing in the past is changing detergents everytime my laundry starts to become dingy….that has happened to my whites now, which I always took pride in…and now…they look terrible…yet I overfill my detergent cups to overflowing and i’m wondering WHY!!?? Well…I’m giving this a try….and seeing how long it takes to get all this excess out. Might try the vinegar idea too..since I must have a tremendous build up in my clothes. Thanks for this. I usually don’t read blogs like this…but I think this one was beneficial to read through to the end….just to convince me that my old ways were wrong ways.