Dear Frugal Upstate, I found some pineapple essential body oil that I really like,do you think it would be safe to sample it in my homemade liquid detergent? I purchase it at a Muslim store near my home. Thank you! Elise Thanks for your question! I’m glad you’ve taken the plunge to making your own… Keep Reading
Using Homemade Laundry Detergent in an HE Washing Machine
The most frequent question I get about my homemade laundry soap recipe-both here on the blog and over on my YouTube video for making laundry soap is “Can I use homemade laundry soap/ laundry detergent in an HE washing machine?” The next most common question is “Really? Only one TBS for a load?”. . …. Keep Reading
Reader’s Question: Homemade Laundry Detergent Residue
Dear Frugal Upstate, My husband and I recently bought a house. The house came with a washing machine that does not like my homemade laundry detergent (I’ve been using your recipe for a year at the old house with no problem). The only way I can get my detergent to dissolve in this washer is… Keep Reading
Reader’s Question: Dingy Clothes w/Homemade Laundry Detergent
Dear Frugal Upstate, I’m using you laundry detergent recipe but, my whites are getting dingyier and dingyier. I live in North Carolina and have 2 boys aged 7 and 9. They stain everything in the red clay here. I’ve tried bleach in with the detergent on the long soak cycle but, still dingy wash. What… Keep Reading
Giveaway: Complete the Cycle
Laundry. It just never seems to be done, does it? I swear that by the time I’m done washing everything, folding it and putting it away, all the dirty baskets are full again! I actually don’t mind cycling the laundry through the washer and dryer-or hanging it on the line when the weather permits. Actually-I… Keep Reading
