Using other cleaning products than laundry detergents

I use baking soda to stretch my laundry detergent. We bought it in bulk a while ago, and I use just a small amount of laundry detergent and a sprinkle of baking soda. Our clothes come out clean and nice smelling. I've gotten some good coupons for laundry detergent recently, and I've sent away for samples of things like Woolite. You might be able to get some free samples of laundry detergent.

Borax can be used to make your own soap can it not? I think it's fairly inexpensive as well, and definitely worth picking up. I've never made my own cleaner but I've had to rely on just a little bit of laundry soap and hot water to wash clothes when the washer was broken.

i know it seems the laundry detergent goes very quickly. i have bought a box of boraxo to add to my laundry. it isn't too expensive. this helps with the laundry as the detergent goes so quickly.

i use boraxo with my detergent. you can use it with other detergent or alone. it isn't expensive i buy it at walmart. i also use baking soda when i don't have any boraxo.

Hi, 02bnocn. I have used Dawn dish detergent to wash my clothing too. I would rather use baking soda than vinegar. I think that vinegar will make my clothing smell funny once the clothes have been washed. Sometimes, we may have to use dish detergent, too if we don't have any laundry detergent at home.

I have used dish detergent for my laundry several times. Laundry detergent is rather expensive when you are broke and I normally have plenty of dish detergent so I can spare it for the laundry. I have used vinegar in my laundry before as well. I did not think that it made the clothes smell bad.

Most laundry detergents tell you to use more than you need. If you use about half of what they call for or half of the scoop they give you, your clothes will come just as clean and your detergent will last longer. You can use borax as a booster and use even less detergent - about a third of the scoop will do it along with a quarter cup of borax, which is cheaper than good detergent. Cheap detergent has more fillers in it to take up space, and that's what you're paying for so you don't really save anything over washing with less detergent. Also, you can wash a load now and then in just plain water, since detergent builds up both in your clothes and in the washer.

I never tried that laundry cocktail before... I gotta remember that! For me, it's mostly dish washing soap(whenever I run out of detergent).

Well sometimes we need to sacrifice to get things done. my mom usually puts dish washing soap and that detergant to wash the floor to wash clothes.

I think whatever detergent you use, you should fabric conditioner after every wash. It keeps the clothes look new and soft. Also, it helps drive away bad odor when the sunlight is not around.