Okay,
I am not taking much time here, because though I have a lot I could say, I am ready to get some quiet time in!! So, here we go:
1. I am definitely making the switch permanently (as long as we are doing laundry for more than 3 people)
2. It is certainly going to save us hundreds of dollars a year.
3. I have an HE machine - and there have been NO suds alerts - which means it is working well, and is not jeopardizing my machine's health.
4. I will increase the amount of soap I use in the next batch - because I want a little more fragrance. The fragrance is very nice, and very light - and for people who's children have allergies, I think this would be something amazing to try. But, I love fragrance. So, I will be doing a bar and a half, not just a bar in my next 4.5 gallon batch.
5. My clothes smell clean - and they look clean. I like that.
6. I have put it to the real test. The first load was peed on sheets and nightclothes. Yuck. I didn't even rinse them first, and they actually came out cleaner than they used to when I did rinse first, then wash with store-bought. I was impressed. I have a good sniffer, and I can't stand the "musty" smell on my clothes when the kids have had accidents. There was NO musty smell, just a clean - ready to use smell.
7. We then had an accident of unprecedented proportions. I am not joking. One of my children caught a tummy bug and had a different accident. A full accident in the jeans. All the way down the legs, there was not a spot untouched by the (horrible) smell and "deposit". Three times during the rinsing I almost threw up. (Just being honest here). After fully hosing them out - I did the rinse cycle on the washer. Let's face it - I'm not playing around with this. I even added a touch of bleach to the rinse cycle so that it could kill the stuff.... Then, I washed like normal - and then I did the ultimate smell test on them before I put them in the dryer. Wow. I know they are clean. They don't smell frilly - with a hint of yuck - they actually just smell clean.
So, there it is. My certain approval. I will tweak the recipe (I had actually used more water and less soap than was stated in the original recipe). Now, on to time with Jesus - and if I have time left over, I will put a new post up about what the Lord stirs in my heart. See ya!
I am not taking much time here, because though I have a lot I could say, I am ready to get some quiet time in!! So, here we go:
1. I am definitely making the switch permanently (as long as we are doing laundry for more than 3 people)
2. It is certainly going to save us hundreds of dollars a year.
3. I have an HE machine - and there have been NO suds alerts - which means it is working well, and is not jeopardizing my machine's health.
4. I will increase the amount of soap I use in the next batch - because I want a little more fragrance. The fragrance is very nice, and very light - and for people who's children have allergies, I think this would be something amazing to try. But, I love fragrance. So, I will be doing a bar and a half, not just a bar in my next 4.5 gallon batch.
5. My clothes smell clean - and they look clean. I like that.
6. I have put it to the real test. The first load was peed on sheets and nightclothes. Yuck. I didn't even rinse them first, and they actually came out cleaner than they used to when I did rinse first, then wash with store-bought. I was impressed. I have a good sniffer, and I can't stand the "musty" smell on my clothes when the kids have had accidents. There was NO musty smell, just a clean - ready to use smell.
7. We then had an accident of unprecedented proportions. I am not joking. One of my children caught a tummy bug and had a different accident. A full accident in the jeans. All the way down the legs, there was not a spot untouched by the (horrible) smell and "deposit". Three times during the rinsing I almost threw up. (Just being honest here). After fully hosing them out - I did the rinse cycle on the washer. Let's face it - I'm not playing around with this. I even added a touch of bleach to the rinse cycle so that it could kill the stuff.... Then, I washed like normal - and then I did the ultimate smell test on them before I put them in the dryer. Wow. I know they are clean. They don't smell frilly - with a hint of yuck - they actually just smell clean.
So, there it is. My certain approval. I will tweak the recipe (I had actually used more water and less soap than was stated in the original recipe). Now, on to time with Jesus - and if I have time left over, I will put a new post up about what the Lord stirs in my heart. See ya!
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