Make your own...laundry detergent?

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Jul 6, 2009 7:53 PM EDT

Article Source: 10connects.com

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Seeded by maddad

As budgets tighten up, a trend called "make your own," or MYO, is picking up steam.

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maddad

i am getting to the point, i might give this one a whirl.

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#1 - Mon Jul 6, 2009 7:54 PM EDT

{"commentId":8064845,"authorDomain":"neenie1991"}

neenie1991

Yeah, there are some good ideas there, a couple...not so much. Clipped to Living with Less.

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#2 - Mon Jul 6, 2009 8:48 PM EDT

{"commentId":8065076,"authorDomain":"maddad0467"}

maddad

thanks....yeah some sound a bit fuzzy.

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#2.1 - Mon Jul 6, 2009 8:59 PM EDT

{"commentId":8065131,"authorDomain":"pennid"}

PenniD

The ideas are really great, but seem to be fairly time consuming. I am on a time budget -- it's what I sell. Before any wits get a dig, I repair computers, okay? I don't make a ton of money and am always looking for ways to save a dollar. People like me, who are out there scraping for business these days need to make stuff, too, but it has to be simple to do. Maybe "Living with Less on a Time Budget." I don't know.

Thanks for the seed, I will put my active little mind to researching this idea.

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#2.2 - Mon Jul 6, 2009 9:01 PM EDT

{"commentId":8065246,"authorDomain":"maddad0467"}

maddad

the only one that really caught my eye was the detergant. might give it a try. we will see, my time is pretty stretched too.

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#2.3 - Mon Jul 6, 2009 9:07 PM EDT

{"commentId":8067781,"authorDomain":"neenie1991"}

neenie1991

Gomer here. I couldn't clip to Living w/ Less as I haven't been accepted yet, I have it on my watchlist and forgot I'm not a member. Oops. Recruit!

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#2.4 - Mon Jul 6, 2009 11:22 PM EDT

{"commentId":8067069,"authorDomain":"gailgm"}

Gailm

I make my own. Washing powder, borax, a bar of soap and water. Makes a couple gallons of detergent and works just as well as the stuff you buy and costs a whole heck of a lot less! Makes enough so that I only have to make a batch every six months.

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#3 - Mon Jul 6, 2009 10:40 PM EDT

{"commentId":8067260,"authorDomain":"nearing"}

nearing

Woot!

good job, Gailm

What's your recipe?

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#3.1 - Mon Jul 6, 2009 10:51 PM EDT

{"commentId":8067664,"authorDomain":"maddad0467"}

maddad

thanks.

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#3.2 - Mon Jul 6, 2009 11:14 PM EDT

{"commentId":8071310,"authorDomain":"myriver"}

River-239955

I never throw away crumbs left over from bar soap. They can be put into am empty dish soap bottle and set by the sink or the waterhose for a good little hand soap.

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2 votes

#4 - Tue Jul 7, 2009 8:23 AM EDT

{"commentId":8074851,"authorDomain":"neenie1991"}

neenie1991

Right! I stick 'em in the end of a nylon stocking and tie it to my potting bench.

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#4.1 - Tue Jul 7, 2009 11:57 AM EDT

{"commentId":8075125,"authorDomain":"myriver"}

River-239955

Now there's a good idea! Makes a good scrubber, I bet. Thanks, neenie!

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#4.2 - Tue Jul 7, 2009 12:11 PM EDT

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