Comments on: Beware Of The Laundry Detergent Cap http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/03/18/beware-of-the-laundry-detergent-cap/ Debt Reduction Rocks - We Are Living Debt Free! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:09:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sharon http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/03/18/beware-of-the-laundry-detergent-cap/comment-page-2/#comment-222286 Sharon Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:09:10 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/03/18/beware-of-the-laundry-detergent-cap/#comment-222286 Make your own laundry detergent: 1 cup Washing Soda (found in the laundry detergent isle) 1 cup 20 Mule Team Borax 1 Bar of Ivory Soap, grated Mix all together. Use 1 - 2 tablespoon per load I've been using this for months. It works great in hot or cold water. Clothes smell fresh. Plus Borax is a natural softener, so no Need for Downy. Make your own laundry detergent:
1 cup Washing Soda (found in the laundry detergent isle)
1 cup 20 Mule Team Borax
1 Bar of Ivory Soap, grated
Mix all together. Use 1 – 2 tablespoon per load
I’ve been using this for months. It works great in hot or cold water. Clothes smell fresh. Plus Borax is a natural softener, so no Need for Downy.

]]> By: Maggie http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/03/18/beware-of-the-laundry-detergent-cap/comment-page-2/#comment-219595 Maggie Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:25:46 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/03/18/beware-of-the-laundry-detergent-cap/#comment-219595 Thanks for the photo in the post. I'm going to mark my laundry cap with a Magic Marker right after I get off the computer, so I am measuring accurately. A few other suggestions: Don't use vinegar or bleach on stretchy fabrics. Vinegar is great at getting out the excess chemicals/soap residue, but over time it can weaken elastic. So, it's best used on things without elastic, such as jeans, cotton button-up shirts, towels, washcloths, flat sheets and pillowcases. I don't use the vinegar on underwear, stretchy tee shirts, or fitted sheets (because of the elastic at sheet corners). Don't use fabric softener or dryer sheets at all. They make your towels go flat and matted over time. And the fragrance is an irritant to skin and breathing. I have some friends with asthma that switched to low-fragrance or no-fragrance laundry products and household cleaners, and their breathing is MUCH better now. I use Aldi's laundry detergent. It's inexpensive ($2.99 I believe for 32 loads), and is very low fragrance, so it's not making me itch and sneeze when I do laundry or when I change clothes. Vinegar is also great for other uses. I use a spray bottle with 50/50 vinegar and water, and clean most household surfaces with it, such as sinks, mirrors, counters, painted walls, stovetop, etc. I never buy Windex or Pinesol any more. I save money, and my health is better. Thanks for the photo in the post. I’m going to mark my laundry cap with a Magic Marker right after I get off the computer, so I am measuring accurately.

A few other suggestions:

Don’t use vinegar or bleach on stretchy fabrics. Vinegar is great at getting out the excess chemicals/soap residue, but over time it can weaken elastic.
So, it’s best used on things without elastic, such as jeans, cotton button-up shirts, towels, washcloths, flat sheets and pillowcases.
I don’t use the vinegar on underwear, stretchy tee shirts, or fitted sheets (because of the elastic at sheet corners).

Don’t use fabric softener or dryer sheets at all. They make your towels go flat and matted over time. And the fragrance is an irritant to skin and breathing.
I have some friends with asthma that switched to low-fragrance or no-fragrance laundry products and household cleaners, and their breathing is MUCH better now.

I use Aldi’s laundry detergent. It’s inexpensive ($2.99 I believe for 32 loads), and is very low fragrance, so it’s not making me itch and sneeze when I do laundry or when I change clothes.

Vinegar is also great for other uses. I use a spray bottle with 50/50 vinegar and water, and clean most household surfaces with it, such as sinks, mirrors, counters, painted walls, stovetop, etc.
I never buy Windex or Pinesol any more. I save money, and my health is better.

]]> By: Carly http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/03/18/beware-of-the-laundry-detergent-cap/comment-page-2/#comment-217077 Carly Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:21:31 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/03/18/beware-of-the-laundry-detergent-cap/#comment-217077 Using too much detergent can also make too much suds, which can cause a film along the top of the washer that is too high for the rinse cycle to reach. And it can cause your washer to start to stink :( (bleach and/or vinegar is helpful in cleaning this up) Using too much detergent can also make too much suds, which can cause a film along the top of the washer that is too high for the rinse cycle to reach. And it can cause your washer to start to stink :( (bleach and/or vinegar is helpful in cleaning this up)

]]> By: Home Theater Installers http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/03/18/beware-of-the-laundry-detergent-cap/comment-page-2/#comment-216641 Home Theater Installers Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:37:57 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/03/18/beware-of-the-laundry-detergent-cap/#comment-216641 Wow, all athis time I'm using too much detergent, that is going to stop! Wow, all athis time I’m using too much detergent, that is going to stop!

]]> By: Appliance Parts San Francisco http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/03/18/beware-of-the-laundry-detergent-cap/comment-page-2/#comment-216574 Appliance Parts San Francisco Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:35:27 +0000 http://www.ncnblog.com/2008/03/18/beware-of-the-laundry-detergent-cap/#comment-216574 Worse still on those new bottles of "concentrated" detergent. They suddenly switched all my laundry detergent to these tiny bottles that cost the same Worse still on those new bottles of “concentrated” detergent. They suddenly switched all my laundry detergent to these tiny bottles that cost the same

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