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>> On 9/16/2013 4:09 AM, George Leppla wrote:
>>> A few years ago we discussed home made laundry detergent and since then
>>> I have been experimenting with various recipes and mixtures and finally
>>> I have found one combination that I feel works really well.
>>>
>>> 1/2 cup washing soda
>>> 1/2 cup Borax
>>> 1/2 cup Oxi-clean
>>> 1/2 cup Dawn Dish Detergent
>>> 1 Gallon water.
>>>
>>> Heat 4 cups of water to a boil and put in a one gallon container. Add
>>> the dry ingredients and mix/shake until dissolved. Then add the Dawn
>>> detergent and mix... you really don't want to shake and make a lot of
>>> suds.
>>>
>>> Fill the rest of the container with lukewarm water and mix.
>>>
>>> Use 1/2 cup of this mixture for a large load.
>>>
>>> Using some rough math, I figure the cost-per-load to be around 4.5 cents
>>>
>>> I also made a dry version of this but the prep involved a lot of time
>>> blending the ingredients in the food processor and making a limited
>>> amount each time. With this liquid method, I make 2 gallons each time
>>> and it is very quick and easy to make and store.
>>>
>>> George L
>>>
>> It looks good except for the Dawn. That might make it too sudsy for front
>> loaders. You also forgot to add some TSP in the mix.
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> TSP?

Tri Sodium Phosphate. Used for cleaning walls prior to painting and other
things.