One of the ingredients in our homemade detergent for both standard and he washers super washing soda is not easy to find.
Arm and hammer super washing soda vs borax.
Arm hammer super washing soda is 100 sodium carbonate so there should be no issues with adding it to an he machine.
Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate which although it does possess some cleansing qualities is nowhere near as powerful as washing soda.
Arm hammer pure baking soda 2 14.
Purex crystals laundry enhancer 28 oz 3 76 3 fels naptha laundry bar soap 0 99 each.
20 mule team borax 4 lbs 12 oz 3 38.
Borax works well as a pesticide in some cases while washing soda helps reduce mildew on certain plants such as roses.
Baking soda is used to increase ph and alkalinity washing soda will only increase ph and borax increases both but also introduces borites to the water and will increase ph much greater than alkalinity.
Arm hammer super washing soda.
Oxi clean stain remover powder 3 lb 7 44.
However it is suggested to start with 1 4 to 1 3 of the recommended dose because the he machines use much less water.
Now that i have a front loader though i m not sure how much to use because it looks like a front loader uses less water than a top loading machine.
Washing soda and borax have similar properties though washing soda is stronger and can cause more issues if it comes into contact with skin or eyes.
And when you can find it it can be.
Hammer washing soda will do the trick.
Soda ash sodium carbonate sold as ph increaser ph up or arm amp.
Borax has been used for thousands of years to help launder clothes and clean surfaces because it also softens water in the same way washing soda does.
The smell of my husband s cologne wouldn t wash out of his shirts with washing soda arm and hammer brand but borax did a better job.
However the molecules in borax are much less sharp so they dissolve in water more easily change the composition of the molecule itself.