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What are some types of laundry soap home remedies?

I have to do laundry for a house of 10. I am always running out of laundry detergent! It is so expensive too. Does anyone know any laundry soap home remedies? Something to save me money! Thanks.

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1. Only thing I know is dish soap for your dishwasher. If you go to dollar tree or a dollar store laundry soap is cheaper. Buy the cheap kind. It wont work as well but atleast your clothes will be clean some what.
2. Perhaps this website can be of help....
3. House of ten plus parents; Here is what you need to do; Categorize clothes; fine stuff; that needs to be hand washed; Good stuff that you can’t afford to have color faded; And rest of junk you can afford to have color faded after 10 or 20 washings; Rule of thumb: More clothes you stuff in to save water or whatever; faster it will fade; Less clothes you stuff in less it will fade; if you put one or two piece in full load; in gentle cycle color will last you ten plus years; I got some 25 yrs old; still same as day I bought it; I don’t wear it often as I once did; Separate by color; White; I mean white-white; Dark; blue jean and other dark colors; red are preferably separate they tend to bleed if you put soap; especially first time around; Then light color; beige yellow pastel teal stuff; they all can go one load; if you don’t got enough; Then always wash it in full; load even if clothes are not; it makes less fade; Because what you want is not to have to buy new clothes so make it as long as possible; So its dollar a load; one jean pants is 10 dollars to 350 dollars; that’s 10 load to 350 loads you can do; if you don’t buy one; So more clothes you put in; faster it will fade; And to save dark shade; put ¼ cup of vinegar in it with bit of Clorox 2; bleach; that should protect color from fading faster; And wear dark once; or twice before you clean it; less dirt; less agitation you need; so you can let the washing machine to shake dirt loose; don’t need to rub it down to ground in washing board; As to soap; Hand washing; use dish washing soap; drop or two should suffice; with water in kitchen sink; Color relative to temperature of water; hang dry; or flat dry; then once its bone dry; throw it in dryer; with 3-4 towels; it will soften up the stiff feel; after it dries; They won’t shrink even if you put on hot; same temperature as hot out side; so it won’t shrink if its bone dry; Good stuff; you can’t; shampoo with conditioner; use that; it gets oil out; of your hair; it will do the job on your clothes; And as to bulk stuff; Any grocery store sells bulk soap in 5 gallon pale; at 10 to 15 box; very harsh detergent; None of these stuff with expensive detergent has; soooo you should be able to use as much soap as you need;
4. Borax Fel Naptha (great also for poison ivy) Baking Soda White vinegar Lemon juice Hydrogen peroxide Etc.