Do you have to worry about the laundry soap getting moldy or going bad in the bucket since it’s a damp, dark environment? That’s my main worry! Oh and just curious, what makes it slime? The soap itself or the added powders?
They are both soap bars and can work interchangeably. My local store is always swapping them. If I could buy flakes, that would be even better, but I don't have anything like that available near me.
Good tutorial. I’ve never made this although I have the ingredients to do so. I’m very interested. Questions: does this ever sour in the 5-gallon bucket, for example, in months of temps 90° to 100° or more? Or change texture?
Thats a great question 🤔 I have never had mine longer than 5 months and it hasn't changed it that time at all. I keep it in my laundry room. If you had the choice of a cooler room like cellar to keep the 5 gallon bucket that may be best but I haven't seen any need.
I have made this, the laundry butter version, and a dry version. All using the same basic ingredients. I have been using the dry version for a long time but I think I will go back and try this one again. It is definitely cheaper to use this wet version, I just did not like the egg flower soup chunkyness of it. LOL I think I would like it better if I got the paint stirring drill attachment and used it before I put it in the smaller container. Thanks for the reminder of this one!!😁
I’ve found this separates and is not suitable to put in a jug.. I found if you put one cup of regular laundry detergent in it it has enough chemicals and in it to keep it from separating. Then you can just put it in your old laundry detergent jugs.
You should absolutely substitute the zote bar of soap.🤔 It is not a laundry detergent. 🤔😯🤔😯🤔😯🤔😯 It is meant to remove stains from your clothing as well as it is used for when you are hand washing your clothing only.🤔 I have a DIY laundry detergent recipe that works for me.🤔 Two or three cups of Down dishwashing liquid detergent the blue one with the duck on it.🤔 1/2 cup of Borax.🤔 1/2 cup of laundry baking soda.🤔 1/2 cup of Regular baking soda.🤔 1/3 cup of OxiClean.🤔 1/3 cup of kosher salt.🤔 One 5 gallon bucket.🤔 Mix all dry ingredients.🤔 Add one gallon of hot water. Add the Down dishwashing detergent.🤔 Mix it.🤔 You can use one teaspoon or one tablespoon for each load of laundry.🤔 And you some white vinegar as your fabric softener.🤔 And a wooly ball with some pure essential oils for your dryer.🤔 One glass spray bottle.🤔 Some witch hazel.🤔 Some pure essential oils.🤔 Some bottled water.🤔 Spray once or twice onto the wooly ball and place it into the dryer with your laundry.🤔 I like to hand wash the majority of my clothing and hang dry my laundry outside even in winter time as long as it does not rain or snow.🤔 This works for me.😍
I would leave any bar of soap out as it’s only a pretreatment for getting wet and scrubbing on stains, the only reason our grandmother’s used soap is all the friction, this isn’t laundry detergent, it’s laundry soap, I agree with everything else, but the baking soda, the super washing soda’s PH level cancel’s it out, I would use Dr. Bronner’s liquid not a bar of soap. Soon the oils in the bar of soap attracts dirt like from our hands when we wash, it will stop getting your towels white and fluffy, everything will buildup get dingy and if your washer is under warranty it will void your warranty, because it will start clogging all the hoses and pipes and pull the inside of the plastic door apart.Just a tip, my friend has owned a dry cleaning business for over 20 years with his younger kids starting to take over, and they post experiment’s daily, 2 table spoons of commercial laundry detergent or powder will clean much better, Tide wins every time, but it also makes my family itch, so we use Persil and for bad or stinky laundry, soak in oxiclean in HOT water for an hour or two before wash, that stuff is a miracle for dirty grass stains, mud stains on kids clothes and the toughest oil and stuck of DH’s clothes. Just buy detergent because these DIY soap’s aren’t meant for modern washing machines, it’s an investment! 💙
Do you have to worry about the laundry soap getting moldy or going bad in the bucket since it’s a damp, dark environment? That’s my main worry! Oh and just curious, what makes it slime? The soap itself or the added powders?
This is awesome 😊
I love this laundry detergent! I've been using it for almost 2 years 😁
what caused mine to seperate the only thing i did different was put in some oxcy clean powder??
I'm not sure 😕 I have never used the oxy clean before.
You could put the laundry detergent in your food processor or blender to mix it up good
How much water do you melt the zote?
How much water in the pot how much water to put in the bucket
Most of the time you start with 6 cups
is zote the same as fels naptha the same as zote? you m ention fels naptha at the end of video so Im confused. also why not just use the flakes ?
They are both soap bars and can work interchangeably. My local store is always swapping them. If I could buy flakes, that would be even better, but I don't have anything like that available near me.
Good tutorial. I’ve never made this although I have the ingredients to do so. I’m very interested. Questions: does this ever sour in the 5-gallon bucket, for example, in months of temps 90° to 100° or more? Or change texture?
Thats a great question 🤔 I have never had mine longer than 5 months and it hasn't changed it that time at all. I keep it in my laundry room. If you had the choice of a cooler room like cellar to keep the 5 gallon bucket that may be best but I haven't seen any need.
I have made this, the laundry butter version, and a dry version. All using the same basic ingredients. I have been using the dry version for a long time but I think I will go back and try this one again. It is definitely cheaper to use this wet version, I just did not like the egg flower soup chunkyness of it. LOL I think I would like it better if I got the paint stirring drill attachment and used it before I put it in the smaller container. Thanks for the reminder of this one!!😁
I’ve found this separates and is not suitable to put in a jug.. I found if you put one cup of regular laundry detergent in it it has enough chemicals and in it to keep it from separating. Then you can just put it in your old laundry detergent jugs.
Thanks for the tip 😁
You should absolutely substitute the zote bar of soap.🤔
It is not a laundry detergent.
🤔😯🤔😯🤔😯🤔😯
It is meant to remove stains from your clothing as well as it is used for when you are hand washing your clothing only.🤔
I have a DIY laundry detergent recipe that works for me.🤔
Two or three cups of Down dishwashing liquid detergent the blue one with the duck on it.🤔
1/2 cup of Borax.🤔
1/2 cup of laundry baking soda.🤔
1/2 cup of Regular baking soda.🤔
1/3 cup of OxiClean.🤔
1/3 cup of kosher salt.🤔
One 5 gallon bucket.🤔
Mix all dry ingredients.🤔
Add one gallon of hot water.
Add the Down dishwashing detergent.🤔
Mix it.🤔
You can use one teaspoon or one tablespoon for each load of laundry.🤔
And you some white vinegar as your fabric softener.🤔
And a wooly ball with some pure essential oils for your dryer.🤔
One glass spray bottle.🤔
Some witch hazel.🤔
Some pure essential oils.🤔
Some bottled water.🤔
Spray once or twice onto the wooly ball and place it into the dryer with your laundry.🤔
I like to hand wash the majority of my clothing and hang dry my laundry outside even in winter time as long as it does not rain or snow.🤔
This works for me.😍
looking for something more natural
What are your tricks to saving money?
I would leave any bar of soap out as it’s only a pretreatment for getting wet and scrubbing on stains, the only reason our grandmother’s used soap is all the friction, this isn’t laundry detergent, it’s laundry soap, I agree with everything else, but the baking soda, the super washing soda’s PH level cancel’s it out, I would use Dr. Bronner’s liquid not a bar of soap.
Soon the oils in the bar of soap attracts dirt like from our hands when we wash, it will stop getting your towels white and fluffy, everything will buildup get dingy and if your washer is under warranty it will void your warranty, because it will start clogging all the hoses and pipes and pull the inside of the plastic door apart.Just a tip, my friend has owned a dry cleaning business for over 20 years with his younger kids starting to take over, and they post experiment’s daily, 2 table spoons of commercial laundry detergent or powder will clean much better, Tide wins every time, but it also makes my family itch, so we use Persil and for bad or stinky laundry, soak in oxiclean in HOT water for an hour or two before wash, that stuff is a miracle for dirty grass stains, mud stains on kids clothes and the toughest oil and stuck of DH’s clothes. Just buy detergent because these DIY soap’s aren’t meant for modern washing machines, it’s an investment! 💙