I did a few weeks of "No-poo" (no shampoo) i did a diluted mix of baking soda in water and was advised by many sources to use vinegar as my conditioner. So i believe the vinegar will soften the clothing to some degree. Thanks
I love this, you informed me and had me laughing as well! Wouldn't the vinegar help to remove years of built up softener, especially if added to the wash? I saw a post online about the chemicals in cleaning products. They recommended using plain water to wash clothes, no soaps or detergents at all. I'm not sure I'm there yet, but I do only use a shot glass full of detergent to wash a load of laundry, and no longer use soaps for laundry because of the build up on clothes as well as in pipes. New follower!
If you try adding vinegar to the wash itself make sure you leave out detergent. The latter is alkaline and the two products will neutralize each other. I agree with your skepticism regarding water only! Something needs to break up all the oils from sweat, etc. Otherwise you'll have "build-up" of a different kind... Ick!
It’s the agitation that’s gets clothes clean, so for lightly soiled there’s probably enough residue already, but if there’s grease you’d need some sort of detergent.
People definitely go wrong with too much (of most things...) but I prefer to avoid it altogether, especially as it affects fabric breathability and moisture-wicking.
I tried the vinegar and baking soda mixture and the only problem I found was when I added it to the softener cup by the time the cycle got to rinse the baking soda had settled and ended up not going into the rinse water. Has anyone had this problem?
Vinegar and baking soda react with each other immediately, long before they are released in the rinse cycle. For laundry, baking soda goes in the wash cycle, and vinegar is reserved for the rinse.
I did a few weeks of "No-poo" (no shampoo) i did a diluted mix of baking soda in water and was advised by many sources to use vinegar as my conditioner. So i believe the vinegar will soften the clothing to some degree. Thanks
Cool hair looks lovely and natural
Thank you. Still experimenting with different colors 😉
I love this, you informed me and had me laughing as well! Wouldn't the vinegar help to remove years of built up softener, especially if added to the wash? I saw a post online about the chemicals in cleaning products. They recommended using plain water to wash clothes, no soaps or detergents at all. I'm not sure I'm there yet, but I do only use a shot glass full of detergent to wash a load of laundry, and no longer use soaps for laundry because of the build up on clothes as well as in pipes. New follower!
If you try adding vinegar to the wash itself make sure you leave out detergent. The latter is alkaline and the two products will neutralize each other.
I agree with your skepticism regarding water only! Something needs to break up all the oils from sweat, etc. Otherwise you'll have "build-up" of a different kind... Ick!
It’s the agitation that’s gets clothes clean, so for lightly soiled there’s probably enough residue already, but if there’s grease you’d need some sort of detergent.
Tbh you don’t really need much fabric softener a lot of people go wrong with too much fabric softener
People definitely go wrong with too much (of most things...) but I prefer to avoid it altogether, especially as it affects fabric breathability and moisture-wicking.
HOW MUCH WHITE VINEGAR would you use in the last rinse?
I'm not exact, but I use around a quarter cup (50 ml) of vinegar in the rinse cycle.
I use aluminum foil balls instead of dryer sheets or wool balls
Thanks for the tip!
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
I tried the vinegar and baking soda mixture and the only problem I found was when I added it to the softener cup by the time the cycle got to rinse the baking soda had settled and ended up not going into the rinse water. Has anyone had this problem?
Vinegar and baking soda react with each other immediately, long before they are released in the rinse cycle. For laundry, baking soda goes in the wash cycle, and vinegar is reserved for the rinse.