Dishwashing liquid as an alternative to laundry detergent: yes or no?

Taking care of the various house cleaning chores involves the expenditure of a lot of energy and also of a considerable amount of money, especially when you have to worry about always keeping stocks of the various necessary products ready. Among those that are vital are certainly the various detergents we use for the laundry, and each of us will have their own favorite fragrances and brands. But what if there was an equally effective, but cheaper, alternative to washing clothes and linens in the washing machine? Maybe dish washing soap / liquid, which is usually much less expensive than clothes detergent?

On the net, a very popular tip involves replacing normal laundry detergent with dish washing soap, but does it really work?

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The answer is NO. Or rather, in terms of cleaning fabrics, the results may be good, but all the problems caused by this questionable method are not worth it.

The first immediately, visible consequence is that even a minimal amount of dish washing soap will always end up creating a large quantity of foam inside the washing machine that could be described as "excessive". In the sense that it is a huge amount of foam, it might even comes out of the machine. And this also happens when the machine is on rinse or spin functions.

Dish washing soap is not meant to be used in an appliance such as a washing machine, and prolonged use can lead to damage that nobody wants.

In fact, when it produces foam, the dish washing soap not only often pops out of every crevice, but in the long run, it can also create problems for the pipes and drains.

If you want to try your hand at making your own laundry detergent, there are several methods. For example, you can cut a bar of Castile soap (or Marseille soap) into flakes and pour them into a jar, add 130 grams of sodium carbonate, 230 grams of sodium bicarbonate, 115 grams of citric acid and finally, a total of 40 drops of essential oils (maybe lavender and lemon), and mix everything together thoroughly. It will be an excellent flake / powder detergent to keep to hand when needed, and about 30 grams will be enough for each wash.

Have you ever tried making a DIY laundry detergent?