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You don't need to buy most things for your laundry (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/58998407

Fabric softener is a scam

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Can you use it on colored clothes? Borax acts as bleach so I'm a bit skeptical.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

In my experience, yes. HOWEVER, I'm one of those "welcome to the laundry gauntlet" type people. I do not care for my clothes the way I should. Everything just get washed with little regard, unless it's something hand made crochet or knit. But I've never noticed any bleaching or white spots.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

You probably could, but IMO that's an excessive amount of borax in the recipe. Most washing mixes only use a tiny amount of borax, it's mostly soap/detergent and sodium carbonate (washing soda)