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[–] HamstersAreLowCarb@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Nobody's mentioend laundry detergent sheets yet? Super cheap. I buy the Poesie brand. 160 sheets in a box for $9.49. That's just under 6¢ per load. For my two loads of laundry per week, a box lasts me a year and a half.

Bonus: the box takes up almost no space, 6" x 5" x 3".

Also, white vinegar is an awesome replacement for fabric softener!

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[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Totally in with the 'make your own soap' mentality. I've been making my own laundry soap and liquid hand soap for ~6mo, and I'm still working through the first set of supplies I got for both. Only downside to making it yourself is the time commitment, but I've got it to a point where once I have the batter made, I just throw it and some distilled water into a covered mason jar, put in a covered stock pot with enough water to get around the inner water level and just let it simmer for a few hours.

It's actually super simple to make my laundry soap, it's just a 6:6:2:1 ratio:
Baking soda:Epson salt:washing soda:sea salt

Works great and take the smell out of my potty training son's laundry.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Fabric softener / dryer sheets make clothing feel disgustingly slimy.

[–] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Wool balls do not work with synthetics.

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[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

Stubby used too much fabric softener on his jpeg.

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