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Duggar Laundry Soap

Does anyone have a recipe for the duggar laundry soap? I heard them mention it on TV a while back, but never got around to jotting down the recipe. We are trying to cut back on what we spent and I figured I’d give this homemade laundry soap a try. Thanks in advance. Julia Further […]

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Laundry Soap – liquid

1 bar of Ivory soap – shredded with cheese shredder or food processor 2 cups of Baking Soda 2 Gallons of hot water Melt soap in a saucepan with enough water to cover over med-high heat until clear. Fill bucket with 2 gallons of hot water. Stir in baking soda until dissolved. Add in melted […]

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Dish Washing Soap

I have seen information for laundry detergent and fabric softener. Anyone have a recipe for liquid dish soap. The kind you use in the sink not the machine. Thanks Jan Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through […]

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Living Simply and All About Laundry – HBHW Newsletter

July 21st, 2010 Editorial Hello again and welcome to another edition of the Hillbilly Housewife Newsletter. We all want to save money on our family’s budget.  There are a lot of little tips, tricks, and ideas to do that, but there’s one area that has probably the best return-on-investment you can get for your effort.  […]

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Homemade Dish Soap

Do you ever wonder if you can make homemade dish soap? Yes you can. It is actually quite simple. Here are two easy dish soap recipes for you. They will leave your dishes sparkling. Homemade Dish Soap Recipe #1 2 cups of Castile soap 1 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar 1/2 cup of warm […]

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Husband’s Greasy Laundry

My husband works 12 hour shifts frying potatoes in a factory. His laundry not only STINKS like old oil, it is also greasy and sometimes batter-splattered. I’ve been giving them a double wash in hot water, using Arm and Hammer detergent, Dawn dish soap, Febreze Laundry, and rinsing with vinegar. It helps, but we’re still […]

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Liquid Hand Soap Recipe

Does anyone have a recipe for liquid hand soap? Will the liquid laundry soap recipe work for normal hand washing? Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

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Homemade Laundry Detergent

Making your own homemade laundry detergent can be a great way to save on an ongoing basis. Here’s  recipe that a HBHW reader submitted. Be sure to also read through the comments section below. We have quite a bit of good discussion on the topic going on and there are many questions that came up […]

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Poison Ivy Treatment

The following is a Reader tip for treating a light poison ivy outbreak.  My two boys are highly sensitive to Poison Ivy. Very bad for two very active, woods romping, fishing, rolling in the grass and mud little boys such as mine 🙂 All summer, one of my boys will have a patch of the […]

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4 Simple Frugal Tips

e serving of left over veggies. I call it “Mulligan shephards pie” a little bit of this and that, all put together, can be some interesting flavors. 3) I make my own laundry soap. Before I started making my own soap, I saved my laundry jugs to I'd have something to store the home made […]

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