Laundry

You can make laundry detergent using a combination of castile soap and common household ingredients. Homemade laundry detergent is fast and easy to make, and you can create a large batch in...

For those who live in hot weather and those who simply sweat a lot, perspiration stains can be a real problem. Not only does the sweat leave an unsightly stain on your clothing, it causes the...

Whereas cotton fabrics are absorbent and allow the skin to breath; synthetic fabrics offer no breathing room for the skin and retain odors. Synthetic fabrics such as polyester and nylon tend to...

Getting bacteria out of clothing can be challenging, and laundry detergent does not always eliminate germs or bacteria. Using vinegar, baking soda and pine oil are effective additions to the...

It is upsetting to buy a printed fabric that you like--and then see that the dye has run after you washed it. While no single technique will set all types of dye, many dyes can be set by the use...

See also my article: How to Make Liquid Homemade Laundry Detergent. While there are many different recipes for homemade laundry detergent, this particular recipe creates a great...

Dyeing a canvas tarp is an easy project as the untreated natural canvas will hold dyes better than many other fabrics. Because a tarp is generally quite large, you will need to dye it in a large...

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of laundry care products on the market. Along with plain old laundry soap, you can also buy everything from pre-treaters to spot removers to whitening...

It never seems to fail. When you open a bottle of wine, you can almost bet a stain will appear somewhere before the night is through. In many cases, this wine stain will end up on your clothing --...

Body oils can leave stains on linen that do not come out when they are washed. These stains turn into yellow spots and rings that make the linen appear dirty even when it is freshly cleaned....

How to make your whiters brighter and whiter without having to use bleach!

There are several reasons odors begin to build up in a pair of shoes. Shoes used for playing sports are bombarded with excess sweat. This sweat can begin to smell bad over time. If a person has a...

White shirts are a staple in many people's wardrobes. Unfortunately, white clothes are also very likely to getting stained. One of the most prominent stains on white shirts are perspiration...

Whether you want to save money or would just like to be more self-reliant, making your own laundry detergent is simple. Many people are allergic to laundry soap and detergent, so making your own...

It can be pretty embarrassing to take off your shoes and notice an unpleasant odor that comes out of them. It can create issues in storing your shoes or taking them off at someone else's home....

Washing soda crystals have a variety of uses. The crystals are also called soda ash and sodium carbonate. According to Solvay Soda Ash, the crystals have chemical, detergent, environmental, glass...

Fish oil is good for you, when taken internally. When this oil ends up on clothing, however, it is very smelly. Fish is a pungent odor, and oil is not easy to remove from clothing. As long as even...

Trying to get the smell of paint out of your clothes can leave you with a headache, literally. Normal washing detergent can't do the job alone, but with a little help from simple natural remedies...

New cotton sheets--even those with a high thread count--will feel stiff and scratchy from the chemical sizing manufacturers use to keep the sheets stiff in their packaging. Cotton sheets will...

Hockey gear is typically bulky, and too large to fit in the washing machine. While hockey gear can become soiled quickly, it is important to know how to clean these items effectively, and with...

In today's world of processed products, you almost have to be a scientist to understand the ingredients listed on the laundry detergent label. But making your own detergent means you'll always...

In the place where we are intended to relax, stale odors can create obstacles to reaching a comfortable state of mind. Stale odors in bed sheets are often the result of smoking indoors. Cigarette...

Whether you want to make your own laundry detergent for budget savings, health reasons or environmental consciousness, the process is easy and cheap. You can lower the cost per load of laundry...

If you are at all chemically sensitive and are trying new chemical free products you may want to consider making your own laundry soap. It is real simple and you will be shocked with the results....

Removing paint stains poses a challenge. If the paint has dried, or is oil-based, it's harder to remove, according to creativehomemaking.com. Latex paint contains water, so it's easier to clean. ...

Using baking soda seems to be one of the results of the frugal living movement, and most of us have tried it and found that there are some great uses for baking soda. It is often available at the...

Most people in this day and age are always happy to find practices that can help the environment. In doing something as simple as laundry you may wonder what you could possibly do that could help...

Sodium carbonate is a sodium salt of carbonic acid and typically occurs in a crystal form. There are three different types of sodium carbonate hydrates, and minor alteration of these hydrates...

Many retail options are available when shopping for clothes detergent, but many times these cleaning products are very expensive and contain harmful ingredients. Instead consider making a homemade...

You can save a substantial amount of money by making your own laundry detergent. With a few simple ingredients and a little time, you can make up batches of laundry detergent at a fraction of the...

It's not so hard to be green. Sometimes it's as easy as turning down the temperature of your washing machine. The best part? You save money, too.

The expense of laundry detergent has always annoyed me. I hate spending so much money on what is simply soap! So I have started making laundry detergent at home. Homemade laundry detergent is...

If you or anyone in your family is an athlete, getting the stench out of their athletic wear is a challenge. The worse culprit is ice hockey. The foul odor that emits from a hockey bag is one of...

A trip to buy groceries and household necessities usually includes laundry detergent. The September 2009 price of a 50-ounce jug of Seventh Generation Laundry Detergent2X is $11.99. This will wash...

Homemade laundry soap is an inexpensive and earth-friendly alternative to commercial laundry detergents, which usually contain many harmful additives and chemicals. Although some homemade laundry...

Making your own powdered laundry detergent takes less than 10 minutes and leaves extra money in your wallet. Just three simple ingredients are required, and unlike the process used for making...

Water alone is not a very effective cleaner for fabrics or other household items. Water needs the addition of soap or detergent to loosen the dirt and suspend it in the water away from the fabric,...

It’s simple to make natural laundry soap. With this method, your clothes should come out soft and clean, even when you use cold water. When you make natural laundry soap this way, you can always...

Hard water leaves behind deposits of calcium and other minerals that can corrode pipes and fixtures, make laundry dingy and leave behind bathtub rings. If your home has hard water one way to make...

It’s embarrassing to have underarm stains on your clothes. Normal washing doesn’t get rid of these stains. Many times the stains have more to do with your deodorant than with you or your sweating.

You will learn how to save hundreds of dollars a year in cleaning your clothes. This laundry soap will cost you 2 cents a load.. All you need is 2 oz per load !!!

A fact is a fact: humans sweat. Some people often develop sweat stains in the axillary (underarm) region, but sweat stains can appear on the collar (ring around the collar), down the back, or down...

Have you ever gone to do a load of laundry only to discover that you are completely out of washing detergent? Well, if this has ever happened to you read on to discover the substitutes you can...

Stains can be very tricky to get out. I feel like I am always getting pen ink on my clothes. In this article, I will give you some simple tips and tricks to take the ink out of your clothing.

Doing the laundry is a fact of life. Everyone wears clothes and those clothes get dirty. You can buy laundry soap or detergent at any grocery store, but wouldn’t it be nice to be able to make...

If you're a smoker or spend time with someone who is, you already know cigarette smoke's ability to cling to clothing. Cigarette smoke smell in your clothing cannot only be irritating to you, but...

A big expense when doing your laundry is the fabric softener. When I used to buy fabric softener, I always felt like I was really wasting my money. I only bought what was on sale and hopefully I...

If you have laundry that smells of urine due to incontinence or bed wetting, it is easier than you think to get that nasty smell out of your laundry. I also use it to get out that icky musty smell...

About six months ago I became tired of buying expensive laundry detergent in obnoxious plastic packaging. So, I decided to start making my own! If you think this is the craziest homemade mothering...

Yellow sweat stains under the arms of white shirts seem impossible to remove. The stains are a combination of heavy perspiration and the deodorant used to control it. Fortunately, these stains...