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Home made DIY laundry detergent from buckeyes / horse chestnuts
Cleaning and maintenance

How to make Eco-friendly DIY laundry soap from Buckeyes / Horse Chestnuts

...detergent in. The obvious answer we've come up with is to ask less sustainable family and friends for their old laundry detergent jugs. The 64oz / 2 litre size is ideal and we use a funnel to fill them up. The best place for storing natural laundry detergent is ideally a cool and dark place, a basement or the bottom of...

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Detergent-free eco friendly Laundry balls
Cleaning and maintenance

Do laundry balls work?

...detergents and perfumes, but also great savings on what you normally spend on laundry detergent. One ball can apparently do 365 washes, or the equivalent of 20 to 40 containers of laundry detergent, depending on the product.  The cost per load of wash is estimated at ¢13 per load, compared to ¢37 (on average between ¢2...

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Tru Earth Eco strips laundry detergent reviews
Lifestyle and environment

Tru Earth Eco-Strip laundry soap reviewed as a liquid laundry detergent alternative

...detergent goo all over the laundry room, and only buy the amount of laundry detergent that we need - which is awesome! (Sucks to be you, regular laundry detergent marketeers - sorry, not sorry... :0) Tru Earth eco-strips laundry detergent can be ordered online here, and even put on recurring re-ordering so you never ha...

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