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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca to c/buycanadian@lemmy.ca

Finally ran out of our stock of laundry and dishwashing supplies. Replaced all the made in US products with Canadian. Did a LOT of reading and settled with these products, both for their country of origin and for a more natural product. Will see how they do on softened well water. If we like them then we can start buying each in bulk amounts.

Nellie’s Laundry Soda (Canadian)
Nellie’s Oxygen Brightener (Canadian)
Unscented Company Dish Tabs (Canadian company, but made in France)
Elo’s Citric Acid powder (Canadian) for laundry rinse/softener and for making dishwasher rinse aid.

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[-] Shadow@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 days ago
[-] HertzDentalBar 8 points 4 days ago

Are the ingredients Canadian? You would be surprised that most of the base ingredients for products comes from overseas.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago

Probably not. If the prices are similar, we change if P&G takes the margin or not. The other option is to buy closer from the source but that's even more difficult.

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

That I don’t know.

[-] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago

Unscented Company stuff seems pretty good. My wife became very sensitive to fragranced soaps, cleansers etc and I'm very glad these products are available; we primarily use their liquid dish/hand soap.

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

Those are next on our list.

[-] Sunshine@piefed.ca 5 points 4 days ago

I’m saving this for reference!

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago

Got a box of Nellie's dishwasher powder.

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

Does it work for you? I wasn’t sure as the powder does not have any enzymes for breaking down fat/starch. The cubes do though.

[-] Shadow@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago

I didn't realize that but I've been using it for a while and it works fine for me. I make sure to preheat my faucet since my hot water takes forever.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

does not have any enzymes

Oh really? I assumed it does. So far it's been alright. Haven't noticed degradation in performance compared to the Cascades pods recommended by the washing machine. I'll check the Nellie's cubes though.

[-] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

Been using the laundry soap for a couple of years and love it. I love that you only need a small amount, saving on packaging and shipping.

[-] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago

I wasn't aware citric acid was used that way. I might have to give it a try. How and how much do you use?

I keep it around for other purposes, like canning. I know it's used in some water softening systems as an alternative to salt based softeners, so I guess that's why it's used as a fabric softener and for the dishwasher.

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

We use one tablespoon per load of laundry. Just put the powder directly in the fabric softener dispenser. Laundry rinses are the new big thing, basically doing what all the commercial laundry use, they neutralize any remaining detergent in the fabrics. If you google citric acid laundry rinse you will find lots of info. Also works well as a dishwasher rinse aid. I mix two tablespoons in 100ml of hot water, let cool and add to the dispenser. Again, Google is your friend here.

[-] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

I use vinegar personally because it's easier for me to make at home. Same concept and I like the results so far.

[-] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

I personally prefer making my own stuff, they typically do so much better than store bought stuff.

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