Move over OxiClean®...there's a MUCH CHEAPER stain remover in town!
OK...I promised I would share my experience with the homemade OxiClean recipes I found....and I am now sufficiently prepared to do so. :-)
I couldn't bring myself to post about it until I had given it a thorough test.
I made my first batch on Saturday. It was kind of a mess. The most common recipe you will find when you Google "Homemade OxiClean" is this one:
- 1 cup hot water
- 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide
- 1/2 cup baking soda
Of course, me in my infinite wisdom thought that didn't seem like very much. So I decided to quadruple the batch! My personality type tends to think....if ONE of something is good...then TEN of something must be much better! :-) Hmmm...might have played a part in my stint in rehab...ya think? lol. Well...that's another story....for another day.
So I quadrupled the "recipe" and put it in a big mason jar. It immediately separated into what looked like a layer of baking soda on the bottom of the bottle...topped with water. I shook it up REAL good and poured it in a load of laundry. Seemed to work ok. But nothing to write home about.
I wasn't ready to give up on it though...so, I decided to do a little more research on the subject. While I was waiting for my son's prescription to be filled at the pharmacy....my Droid and I found some interesting things about "faux" OxiClean:
Most of the recipes out there call for BAKING Soda...but what the ingredient SHOULD be listed as is WASHING Soda
Another thing I learned is that once mixed together....the hydrogen peroxide and washing soda only remain effective for up to 6 hours. If it sits around, it will loose it's efficacy because the oxygen boils off. I guess that explains why the original recipe was for such a small amount. :-/ So I basically wasted my "quadruple" batch.
Finally, for maximum effectiveness you need to let the clothes SOAK in the solution for awhile, preferably overnight...but at least for a couple of hours.
Soooooooooo.......all that having been said. I had a MUCH better experience with the homemade OxiClean recipe today! In fact, it isn't really a "recipe" at all. This morning before work I tossed in 1/2 cup of Washing Soda
The whites I washed were NOTICEABLY whiter and brighter! I thought about posting a picture....but since they were my "delicates", you're just going to have to take my word for it! :-) Or better yet......TRY IT YOURSELF! I can't wait to hear what your results are!
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