Vegan-friendly laundry detergent?

[Kitt]

Are there any main-stream, I can find it at Wal-Mart Vegan-friendly laundry detergent? My mom uses Cheer, which I'm fairly certain isn't, but somehow I don't think "Hey, mom, this detergent conflicts with my morals. You should drive out to the Vegan specialty store half an hour away to get some that does." is going to go over real well. I'm thinking it's going to be easier to say something like "Instead of Cheer, let's try ______. Look, it's two-for-one at Wal-Mart!"

[Alicia Avocado]

Laundry detergent is very cheap and easy to make. I can't tell the difference between mine and store bought. If you'd like the recipe let me know :) It would save you and your Mom some cash!

[Kitt]

I would L.O.V.E. the recipe!

[FitChick99]

I would be interested too, can you post it?

[Alicia Avocado]

Here's an online one I found that's close to mine, but I use probably twice the amount of bar soap and a bit more (about a cup each) of the borax and washing soda as I like it thicker. Feel free to play around with the recipe as you make it as it is fairly straightforward as you get into it.

Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap

4 Cups - hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar (or Ivory or any other plain basic soap bar)
1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
½ Cup Borax

- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.

-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.

-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)

-Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.

-Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.

-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)

-Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)

*Arm & Hammer "Super Washing Soda" - in some stores or may be purchased online here (at Meijer.com). Baking Soda will not work, nor will Arm & Hammer Detergent - It must be sodium carbonate!!

[amaroque]

I do (almost) the same except I don't bother with the water. I use 1 cup borax, 1 cup washing soda, and one bar of castile soap. Throw them all into the food processor and blend into a powder. Use about 1-2 tablespoon per load.

You can also use 1/2 to 1 cup of white vinegar during the rinse cycle as a deodorizer/fabric softener.

Word of warning: Fels Naptha is not vegan. It uses animal fat as do most soaps. Better to go with castile. I like Kirk's Original Coco Castile. It comes in a 3-pack for $3.50 to $4.50.

[stitchbug]

The only problem is how hard your water is. Our water is VERY hard, and homemade laundry detergent was horrible for us. My mom (who lives down the street) has a water purifier and she uses nothing but homemade laundry detergent.
We do however, use a homemade all purpose cleaner, which I love!

[FitChick99]

Thank you!

[penny79]

I would also recommend a vegan or more natural one because a lot of those conventional ones are not only very polluting but skin irritants.

[elephant]

Here's an online one I found that's close to mine, but I use probably twice the amount of bar soap and a bit more (about a cup each) of the borax and washing soda as I like it thicker. Feel free to play around with the recipe as you make it as it is fairly straightforward as you get into it.

Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap

4 Cups - hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar (or Ivory or any other plain basic soap bar)
1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
½ Cup Borax

- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.

-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.

-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)

-Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.

-Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.

-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)

-Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)

*Arm & Hammer "Super Washing Soda" - in some stores or may be purchased online here (at Meijer.com). Baking Soda will not work, nor will Arm & Hammer Detergent - It must be sodium carbonate!!

Arm & Hammer tests on animals.

[lolabunny23]

Since my mom is finally going green [YAY] she is a Shaklee member now and buys all their products, so that is what we use.

http://www.shaklee.com/products_prod_getclean.shtml

Its a tad bit expensive, but overall I love it. And my mom got her starter kit a few months ago, and we barely put a dent in any of it, even by using it everyday. :] Just a thought.

[danakscully64]

Method brand is sold at Target and I'm almost certain it's vegan. I know they don't test on animals, for sure :) The detergent I'm currently using is from Costco, Kirkland brand doesn't test (says so on the container, no dyes either, all natural).

[Jinga]

We use Method and Seventh Generation. I'm not sure about Wal-Mart, but we can get both at Target or our local grocery store.

[danakscully64]

Method Site: http://www.methodhome.com/

:lol: I like the cleaner creatures on the first slideshow page thing.

[amaroque]

Method Site: http://www.methodhome.com/

Is it just me or is everyone reading that website as methadone?

[danakscully64]

Just you :p