Homemade Laundry Detergent

[mommy you soap it]

I make my own laundry detergent with a combo of Zote, washing soda and borax. I love making it and using it but I must admit my clothes do not all come clean? Some times it is rather obvious that things don't come clean and a real bummer.

Does anyone else experience this? maybe I need to change my formulation?
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[Kristina93]

is there a specific set of clothing, or stain, that doesn't come out?

I have found that I can't get Mark's clothes clean with Rockin' Green, so I have to use ALL for his clothes, AND a stain remover. Usually I just throw in a Tide stain remover thingy now. He just gets so much oil and grease on his work clothes that homemade stuff doesn't cut it. I still spend less on detergent overall though.
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Kristina: Married to DH Mark, DS1 Austin 6/18/08, DD Audrey 12/05/09, and DS2 Cody 6/2/11

[mommy you soap it]

Not really...and this is sort of sad but the item that really tipped me off was a pair of my knit capri pants from the Gap that Aly wiped her foody fingers on..like a sticky fruit bar from TJs. The food did not come off and now it has sort of permanently stained the pants. Just seems like the clothes don't look clean...dingy like...and almost really worked over. I have used my homemade stuff for the past 2 months straight nothing else...and I used my own a couple years ago for a good 6 months straight so I really want it to work...
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[Kristina93]

What about adding in some Oxyclean? It would boost the detergent itself. It's adding $ to it, but I still think it would be cheaper than going straight to a name brand.
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Kristina: Married to DH Mark, DS1 Austin 6/18/08, DD Audrey 12/05/09, and DS2 Cody 6/2/11

[mommy you soap it]

Yep I drop a bit of oxy clean in most loads!
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[Kristina93]

well.. . then I'm out of ideas. Good luck!
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[Joyce12]

I use Zote, Mule team and a generic of Oxi-Clean that I get at Dollar General for $5 a gallon container. My clothes come out pretty clean but we have hard water, so an occasional dose of vinegar helps. I feel really blessed that this works for us as I have sensitive skin and can't handle normal laundry detergent.
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[mommy you soap it]

hmm..a dose of vinegar might be what I really need. We have super hard water here too and I need to put vinegar in my dishwasher also.
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[Courtney571]

Vinagar might help. I also add a bit of baking soda to my washing detergent... AND if things are REALLY dirty, I make a paste of the laundry detergent, and rub it gently into the item and let it sit for 10 minutes or so before I put it in the laundry.

Good luck!
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