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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As you know I am disgustingly wealthy being top 50 richest abigender as seen in shlorbes magazine but I am still going to use this recipe

This is how you save for the superyacht

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A bit of alcohol vinegar can replace or help fabric softener.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

It also makes the clothes extremely flammable.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

The only reason why clothes get staticky in the dryer is because of the heat. If you run the dryer for 10-20min after drying with no heat they'll come out without a trace of static.

Ive stopped using softener and dryer sheets a while ago; just detergent and for the first load of the week (usually towels) a short cycle with vinegar to clear up any mineral deposits left by my horribly bad hard water.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I have a friend that would make his own clothes soap. It looked like semen, but worked.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Totally in with the 'make your own soap' mentality. I've been making my own laundry soap and liquid hand soap for ~6mo, and I'm still working through the first set of supplies I got for both. Only downside to making it yourself is the time commitment, but I've got it to a point where once I have the batter made, I just throw it and some distilled water into a covered mason jar, put in a covered stock pot with enough water to get around the inner water level and just let it simmer for a few hours.

It's actually super simple to make my laundry soap, it's just a 6:6:2:1 ratio:
Baking soda:Epson salt:washing soda:sea salt

Works great and take the smell out of my potty training son's laundry.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Nobody's mentioend laundry detergent sheets yet? Super cheap. I buy the Poesie brand. 160 sheets in a box for $9.49. That's just under 6¢ per load. For my two loads of laundry per week, a box lasts me a year and a half.

Bonus: the box takes up almost no space, 6" x 5" x 3".

Also, white vinegar is an awesome replacement for fabric softener!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fabric softener / dryer sheets make clothing feel disgustingly slimy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Stubby used too much fabric softener on his jpeg.

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