What can be used as a substitute for laundry detergent?
What can be used as a substitute for laundry detergent?
- White vinegar.
- Baking soda.
- Lemon juice.
- Dish soap (Dawn recommended)
- Shampoo or body wash.
- Borax.
- Vodka.
- Powdered oxygen bleach.
What soap can you use to wash clothes?
Dish soap can cost much less than laundry detergent and can clean your clothes just as well. However, it's important to keep in mind that you will use a lot less dish liquid than laundry detergent. Adding too much dish soap will cause your washing machine to overflow with bubbles.
What bar soap is good for homemade laundry detergent?
As far as the soap you can use Castile bar soap and fragrance-free ZOTE laundry soap. For scents, you can use essentials oils but it does take quite a bit to get the scent to stick. If you want a great scent out of the dryer you're probably better off using baking soda mixed with your favorite essential oil.8 Nov 2016
Can you use any bar soap for laundry detergent?
Other soaps that work well are ZOTE, and Pure & Natural. Both Fels-Naptha and Zote are called laundry soap, meant specifically for cleaning clothes. Of course you can use your own homemade bar soap too if you want. Shredding by hand will probably take for ever, buts its worth it to make your own laundry detergent.