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To make your own detergent you will need to try one of the many recipes given on the internet. Most of them require you to buy various ingredients and blend them together. Some of the articles demonstrate, through the use of a video, the step by step method of making your own laundry detergent.

Some people apparently have been making it for years using soap flakes or grated soap of their own choice, borax and washing soda. Vinegar and be put into the soap dispenser to reduce suds or as a water softener or as a rinsing aid. Glycerine is sometimes added too.

Possible advantages of making your own soap detergent

• You can use the soap of your own choice to suit your skin type.
• You can experiment with soap types.
• The soap you choose may contain less chemicals that commercial laundry detergents.
• Good mixture to soak stained cloths in.
• It is a way to use up all those free hotel soap bars!
• May only cost 2 cents per load depending on the soap you use.
• Is fun to make and many report that it ‘works a treat’.

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Possible disadvantages of making your own Laundry Detergent

• The mix contains no surfactant which prevents excessive suds.
• There may be problems with scum.
• Soap does no always rinse out well.
• Some fabrics which are meant to be absorbent loose, such as diapers, loose some absorbency.
• White fabrics may become dingy.
• Stains may be reluctant to leave the fabric.
• This type of detergent may reduce the life of clothing
• Some mixtures may become chunky and have known to block up hoses making the machine leak.

Some of the reasons why people make their own detergent.

• They want to be independent from the commercial detergent manufacturers.
• They or their families are allergic to commercial detergents
• It is a way to save on household bills.
• The older generation made their own wash day detergents
• Its fun to experiment and feels good to succeed in doing things yourself.

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