Washing dishes with baking soda
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Comments (7)When I used a homemade laundry soap mixtures in the past (I've used it longer than the Duggers have been around - off and on since the 1980's - and in one episode of the Duggers I noticed giant bottles of TIDE in use..... I guess that episode was brought to us by TIDE - LOL). I also used vinegar in each rinse to aid in removing the soap residue. Since switching to Charlie's Soap, I only put vinegar in the rinse for kitchen towels and bath towels since they may have soap residue from use and the vinegar rinse would aid in removing any soap left. I probably don't need vinegar at all, but when we got new water hoses for our F/P, I asked if there was anything I could do to help prevent repairs and they said to use vinegar in the rinse. Then he explained what part it would help (but I don't remember now what it was). So I continue to add vinegar to those two loads. I never use fabric softeners - sheets or liquids. Even dried on a line our clothes and towels are soft. Just an FYI moment concerning using the homemade mixtures (bar soap, washing soda, borax, etc...). Soap WILL build-up on your clothes after a period of time, especially if you have hard water. This build-up will cause fabric to deteriorate. Homemade soap mixtures don't work effectively in cold water (detergent manufacturers and care labels define cold water as 80-85°F - our cold water from the tap is currantly 62°F). Whites will start to look gray. -Grainlady...See MoreVinegar or baking soda or both?
Comments (8)Ammonia was what I used on DS's clothes. He worked in a tire store/garage. For the greasy clothes and the smell. OR use Borax. 20 Mule Team Borax is wonderful stuff. DD used it when Steve and his son were out camping, slept on a air mattress. His son had a bed wetting problem. The top of the air mattress was that flocked stuff. She thought she'd have to toss it in the garbage. She sprinkled it on while the mattress was wet. Let it dry and the smell was almost gone. Did it a second time and it was gone. I've also used Borax in my laundry and had good luck with it. Its an additive, not a laundry soap so you will need soap also....See MoreBaking soda based sprinkle on carpet fresheners?
Comments (15)Lucille, some of the most toxic products we have in our homes are the artificially scented things. The manufacturers get away with it because they are often added in tiny amounts. But when we are exposed all day, every day to these petrochemicals in our soaps, laundry products, foods, perfumes, and air fresheners, the exposure can be damaging. For some interesting reading, look up 'toxicity of scents' or similar in a google search. The list of those who should avoid the use of scented household products are babies, children, the elderly, pregnant women, men and women who plan to have babies (the chemicals affect sperm), those with compromised immune systems, those taking meds that may affect their liver, all pets (birds and cats are especially sensitive). Even those products labeled "natural, organic" and the like can be loaded with some of these chemicals....See MoreBaking Soda bleached my colored shirts
Comments (16)No idea where you are getting your information....baking soda has a Ph of 8.4...not even slightly near caustic which is the usual unscientific term for Sodium Hydroxide. Baking soda is in every kitchen. People use it as a mouth wash and to brush their teeth...undissolved it can be abrasive but even with a wet sponge it dissolves and becomes a solution not an abrasive. And vinegar is not abrasive, it's a liquid....do you even know what abrasive is? Counters called "quartz" are a mixture of granite particles held together by a resin and it's the resin that stains, not the stone. What you need to be careful with on a quartz counter are solvents and highly colored substances sitting for any length of time...like tea or red wine which can stain the resin. And actually it's Bob Vila's site that recommends a paste of baking soda to remove stains from a granite counter top. It's very obvious that your knowledge of what is harmful and what is not is completely lacking....can't imagine how you think you are a pro at counter cleaning...And why anyone would want a quartz or granite counter if a baking soda spill would ruin it... Baking soda Caustic?!! bwahaha!!...has a PH at 1% dilution! LOL! Do you even know what PH is??...See Morelinda_in_iowa
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