homemade laundry detergent, soap alternatives - Cloth Diapers & Parenting Community

blackberry75 · 09-09-2013, 03:28 PM

Every recipe I come across uses zotes, fels naptha, or a bar of Dr. Bronners. All of those agrivate the hubs skin condition, even if I leave the borox out. What other soaps can be used instead?

sublime.mommy · 09-09-2013, 03:30 PM

I'm pretty sure you can use any bar soap. I've seen recipes using ivory...

Macyllehub · 09-09-2013, 04:09 PM

I make my own soap (that all my family can use), grate it super thin, mix with baking soda and add a scoop to our laundry. We're super simple and it cleans well.

luvof3boyz · 09-09-2013, 05:02 PM

Wow even Dr Bonner's? Can you use any bar soap? Like already mentioned Ivory?

blackberry75 · 09-09-2013, 09:06 PM

The only soaps he can use have to be fragrance free, dye free, antibiotic; a very hard combo to find. Most, if not all, soap manufacturers add either scents or dyes to their soaps. When I can find one that meets all three criteria, it is very expensive and I dread grinding it up for laundry detergent. Combined w/ the cost of the other ingredients, I may as well use Tide cost wise.

Edit: also lotion/moisturizer free

ThreadsThatBind · 09-10-2013, 07:56 AM

So no borax either? We use this soapless detergent recipe and it's been working great, but contains borax;

http://barefootmommy.blogspot.com/20...7903605761&m=1

Maybe you could alter it?

blackberry75 · 09-10-2013, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ThreadsThatBind

So no borax either? We use this soapless detergent recipe and it's been working great, but contains borax;

http://barefootmommy.blogspot.com/20...7903605761&m=1

Maybe you could alter it?

I don't think borax is the problem, but the fragrances, dyes, lotions/oils in the soaps. I will def. try this recipe, it seems perfect! No dyes, fragrances or oils/lotions. Now, I just need to call the health food store and see if they have citric acid. If only I could find a body soap for him that is absent of all those things as easily. Poor guy has at least one flare up a month.

greencrunchymama · 09-10-2013, 09:02 AM

We've used this laundry detergent recipe with great success. I know she's tried many different soaps and said they work well.

luvof3boyz · 09-10-2013, 09:34 AM

What about Soap Nuts? I know it is not homemade.

LaniMami · 09-10-2013, 06:14 PM

Does your powder recipe contain washing soda? I found that when I used that in my recipe, our eczema flared up. I swapped it out for baking soda, eczema went away. I also add oxyclean to boost cleaning and that worked well for us too.

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blackberry75 Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,602 Ratings: 3 Feedback: 100%	homemade laundry detergent, soap alternatives Every recipe I come across uses zotes, fels naptha, or a bar of Dr. Bronners. All of those agrivate the hubs skin condition, even if I leave the borox out. What other soaps can be used instead? __________________ $5 sign up bonus at inboxdollars "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." Carl Sagan Bad spellers of the world UNTIE!

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sublime.mommy Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Paradise, Nevada Posts: 1,004 Ratings: 40 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: homemade laundry detergent, soap alternatives I'm pretty sure you can use any bar soap. I've seen recipes using ivory... __________________ ~Nicole Doula Mama to D ('04), A ('06) and bebe EV ('13) Trades: ISO FSOT Links: Sling :Diapers : Nursing Bras/Maternity : Boys 6-12mo : Boys 12-24 Months : Boys 2T/3T : Crafty/Beading Supplies : Mama Clothes

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Macyllehub Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 13,313 Ratings: 24 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: homemade laundry detergent, soap alternatives I make my own soap (that all my family can use), grate it super thin, mix with baking soda and add a scoop to our laundry. We're super simple and it cleans well. __________________ I'm Macy, Wife to Damon. Together we have Daunika(8), Aurora(6), Declan(4) and Kalani (2) : Expecting someone small Sept 2014

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blackberry75 Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5,602 Ratings: 3 Feedback: 100%	Re: homemade laundry detergent, soap alternatives The only soaps he can use have to be fragrance free, dye free, antibiotic; a very hard combo to find. Most, if not all, soap manufacturers add either scents or dyes to their soaps. When I can find one that meets all three criteria, it is very expensive and I dread grinding it up for laundry detergent. Combined w/ the cost of the other ingredients, I may as well use Tide cost wise. Edit: also lotion/moisturizer free __________________ $5 sign up bonus at inboxdollars "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." Carl Sagan Bad spellers of the world UNTIE! Last edited by blackberry75; 09-09-2013 at 09:18 PM.