Laundry Gloop - Gloopy Thread !!!

Maitane

It depends on what definition of more expensive you're going for.

Your washing powder works out at 3.3p per wash, someone worked out that gloop is about 2p per wash the way they make it but there's more outlay at the start with gloop.

larmy16

I have been using this recipe - got it off Pinterest.

1/4 cup Borax (I have borax substitute from Boots)
1/4 cup Washing soda
4 Tablespoons washing up liquid
Water

Essential Oil (optional)

I made it up in a 4 pint plastic milk bottle. It is not gloopy, much more liquid.

Can't really say how much it cost as the borax sub was bought ages ago, but the washing soda is under a pound. Maximum 50 pence a bottle?

I found it washes well but not sure regarding stained kids clothes etc. It is low suds.

VfM4meplse

Maitane wrote: »

Your washing powder works out at 3.3p per wash, someone worked out that gloop is about 2p per wash the way they make it but there's more outlay at the start with gloop.

Factor in the time taken to make it (I don't know if this is a lengthy process or not) vs the time to pull it off a shelf at a store you were going to anyway.

krlyr

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Factor in the time taken to make it (I don't know if this is a lengthy process or not) vs the time to pull it off a shelf at a store you were going to anyway.

Though it depends how much your time is "worth". Sure, if you could spend that time earning money, factor in the cost of making it - but equally you could say that it was time spent not watching the TV or surfing the internet, i.e. costing you less in electricity!

BitterAndTwisted

I made a year's supply for about two quid. The actual time taken was about 30 minutes and most of that was grating up a bar of Fairy household soap.

Justamum

winniepooh wrote: »

Im hoping it is,
I got a box of washing powder 30 washes......which ill stretch for longer of 99p.

Surley gloop is more expensive to make

I get a box of washing powder which says 30 washes, and it lasts me far longer because Ionly use a 25ml scoop each time.

pigpen

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

I made a year's supply for about two quid. The actual time taken was about 30 minutes and most of that was grating up a bar of Fairy household soap.

I put it in the blender

zippychick

ive merged this with our gloop thread

Zip

flyingmamma

Whilst researching gloop I came across soap nuts ... Never heard of them before.. They are natural soap.. Used in India I think... Anyway been eager to try them and found some in t*maxx ... 9.99 for 330 washes... Not bad! Hav used twice and so far so good! I do 3 washes a week so that's 2 + years of not having to buy detergent! ... Sounds too good to be true! Still hav some gloop incase soap nuts won't shift baby food stains!

gayleygoo

I've just checked and my last batch of HM washing powder lasted me almost 8 weeks, not sure how many washes that is, but at least 50. If I use less borax in my powder I can get the cost of a batch down to nearly £1, so 2p per wash load! And it seems to wash very well, I do think the borax helps keep whites bright. I've made a few batches without it and things seemed to get a little grey after a while.