While many store-bought laundry detergents are filled with often-unlabeled chemicals that you definitely don't want rubbing on your body 24/7, creating your own clean washing solution can cut the ...

I recently tried a frugal experiment I’d been thinking about for awhile. Some of you may want to try this one yourself. I’m talking about trying a DIY laundry detergent! It was incredibly easy and ...

This five-minute laundry detergent recipe could not get any easier or cheaper to make. Its simple formula rivals any commercially available detergent for effectively getting your clothes clean, ...

Think about how often you do laundry and how much detergent you go through. Whether you use powder or liquid detergent, the cost alone—to your own pocketbook, never mind to the planet—just might make ...

A few months ago, I took it upon myself to try out a homemade laundry detergent recipe to see what the rage was all about. With a sense of accomplishment, three loads of clean laundry, and quart ...

According to a survey by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), most adults in the U.S. call laundry their favorite chore. Even if you don’t love the jobs of pretreating, sorting, washing, drying, ...

UPDATE: Several alert readers have raised questions about the safety of borax, a.k.a. sodium tetraborate or sodium borate. Though borax’s power as a green cleaner has been touted in dozens of DIY ...

If you saw the DIY laundry soap recipe we shared and were dubious if it was worth the effort to save a few bucks, this video shows you all the steps so you can decide for yourself if it's worthwhile.

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