Laundry help!

kittycat07

Help please!

I've bought borax and bicarb this week and see that people say both are good to use in laundry alongside powder. BUT - I usually use soda crystals - so do I put all in or just one - and if so which one's best for what? Also do I use vinegar alongside (I don't want to blow machine up)?

wizzkid_3

Bicarb can be mixed with vinegar for the final rinse, but watch out as it acts like shaken up pop! I found it was too much of a pfaff, so I just use vinegar.

Borax can be mixed with 'gloop' you can find threads on here extolling the virtues of gloop, but I didn't find that it made that much difference myself and put the cost of the gloop up considerably.

There was a thread a while back where someone suggested putting a couple of tablespoons of borax in the slow cooker with dull whites to bring them back up to scratch. I can't really comment on this.

angchris

i make my own washing powder and use this most of the time...
1 mug of borax
1 mug of soda crystals
1 mug of any old cheapie grated soap

it takes about 5 minutes to grate the bar of soap and measure out 3 mugs into a plastic container and i use between 1 and 2 tablespoons of the mix each wash, it`s dirt cheap and it seems to last for ages!
for normal day to day wear i use the above mix and it all comes out lovely and clean and remarkably soft due to the soda crystals so i never use conditioner either :j
my lad plays rugby and i only use "normal" washing powder when he has quite literally been rolling around the field on his back and his kit is black with dirt :rolleyes: boys!! for everything else i use the above mix.:j