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store bought laundry detergent?

sweetMay119sweetMay119 member
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I am sure this has been discussed, but I can only find posts discussing EF homemade detergent. Can anyone suggest a store bought EF laundry detergent for baby and adult clothing? Thank you!
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  • TenenielTeneniel member
    Dr. Bronner's?  I'm going to try out the baby mild version first, but a lot of reviewers say that the lavender is totally fine on their babies too (even in the bath).  They suggest anywhere between 1/8c and 1/4c of undiluted soap per load.  I would be more inclined to go toward 1/8c.
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  • Valerie120408Valerie120408
    I've been using Planet for the past couple of years and it's been great both for clothes and for cloth diapers. I'm interested to see what others recommend as I would like to buy local instead of ordering online.
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  • sweetMay119sweetMay119 member

    imageTeneniel:
    Dr. Bronner's?  I'm going to try out the baby mild version first, but a lot of reviewers say that the lavender is totally fine on their babies too (even in the bath).  They suggest anywhere between 1/8c and 1/4c of undiluted soap per load.  I would be more inclined to go toward 1/8c.

     

    Is this just the liquid soap that is a body wash? 

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  • sweetMay119sweetMay119 member

    Has anyone tried this recipe? I am trying to avoid the having to grate soap and find obscure ingredients. 

     DR. BRONNER'S HOMEMADE LAUNDRY SOAP

    • 1 cup Dr. Bronner's pure castile liquid soap
    • 1 cup baking soda
    • 2 cups water
    • 1/3 cup salt

    INSTRUCTIONS 
    Warm the water and mix with salt and baking soda until dissolved. Pour into a one-gallon container. Add the Dr. Bronner's and fill the remainder of the gallon jar with water. Use 1/4 cup of laundry soap per load.

    This laundry soap doesn't create suds, but it doesn't need to in order to get your laundry clean.

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  • JoeysLadyJoeysLady member
    I've used Method, 7th generation and Vaska- all of which you can find at Target.  I've also used various other green detergents for cloth diaper laundry.
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  • TenenielTeneniel member
    imagesweetMay119:

    imageTeneniel:
    Dr. Bronner's?  I'm going to try out the baby mild version first, but a lot of reviewers say that the lavender is totally fine on their babies too (even in the bath).  They suggest anywhere between 1/8c and 1/4c of undiluted soap per load.  I would be more inclined to go toward 1/8c.

     

    Is this just the liquid soap that is a body wash? 

    Any of the liquid castile soaps (also called 18-in-1.  You can use them to clean as well).  I'm actually really excited about the recipe you posted.  Most people just say to add a little of the plain soap to the wash, but I like the idea of baking soda in there for extra oomph.  I wish I could review it, but I haven't tried it yet.  Still using up what I have before I switch to Bronner's.

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  • sweetMay119sweetMay119 member
    imageTeneniel:
    imagesweetMay119:

    imageTeneniel:
    Dr. Bronner's?  I'm going to try out the baby mild version first, but a lot of reviewers say that the lavender is totally fine on their babies too (even in the bath).  They suggest anywhere between 1/8c and 1/4c of undiluted soap per load.  I would be more inclined to go toward 1/8c.

     

    Is this just the liquid soap that is a body wash? 

    Any of the liquid castile soaps (also called 18-in-1.  You can use them to clean as well).  I'm actually really excited about the recipe you posted.  Most people just say to add a little of the plain soap to the wash, but I like the idea of baking soda in there for extra oomph.  I wish I could review it, but I haven't tried it yet.  Still using up what I have before I switch to Bronner's.

    Well, I will post here when I try it. I got it off of Apartment Therapy. Thanks for your input! 

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  • junebride060306junebride060306 member
    I'm using planet 2x liquid at the moment. I can find it easy locally which is nice. I even started using it on my cloth diapers and so far it is working great for that too! win/win for me to be able to use the same thing on both clothes and diapers :-)
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  • TwirpleTwirple member
    I use Charlies Soap Powder.  Works great, eco friendly, good on CDs, baby and adult laundry and it leaves our clothes really soft.  The only CD store we have in town sells it, but I usually get it online.
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  • 062307Bride062307Bride
    We use ECOs for all of our laundry (includind CDs) - bought it @ Sam's Club although I've seen it @ Whole Foods, too (much cheaper @ Sam's).
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