Search results

I price mine at the same price per load as the leading brand. That's why I'm really concerned that all powder recipes seem to use ten times as much washing soda and borax per load as my liquid recipe! I think I'll just make a sample batch of powder and add the same amount of WS/borax as I...

Yes, that's basically the same recipe I referenced before--1:1 washing soda:borax, use 1-2 T per load. The liquid recipe has that diluted down 10:1 and still works fine! So why do all the powder recipes call for using so much?

Houseofwool, thanks. How many gallons/liters is your washer?

Liquid vs. powder laundry soap--ratio way off? Hello all! Question here about liquid vs. powder soaps. I've been using a liquid for a while (recipe: 1 bar soap grated and dissolved, 1 C borax, .5 C washing soda, dilute to 10 gallons; at 4 oz per load, approx. 300 loads), and have had really...