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Posted on 09/16/2023 3:07:53 PM PDT by CottonBall
This is an ongoing thread – meaning come back to chat, post information, or ask questions any time. Hopefully the thread won’t stagnate and I’ll do better at posting weekly (or bi-weekly) topics than I have in the past. (anyone willing to post a topic now and then we'll be highly praised and appreciated).
We are in for some bumpy rides, and prepping can only help. If for peace of mind, if nothing else. We have a wonderful gardening thread and a current-events survival/prepping thread, and hopefully this one can piggyback off of those, maybe having a longer discussion about certain topics or … whatever. It's your thread, do what you like with it! (civilly, of course)
Here are granny’s threads, if anyone wants to peruse them:
nw_arizona_granny’s Thread #1
nw_arizona_granny’s Thread #2
nw_arizona_granny’s Thread #3
Great tip about peroxide and washing soda! Thank you! I think I’ll try that after I run out of my current tub of OxyClean.
To get the washing soda to mix properly dissolve it in an equal amount of hot water. Forgot to add that part.
Hi Cottonball! I’m way behind n looking forward to catching up o thread n posts
Thanks!! Good info
“(Dawn) WORKED”
Great idea, that’s what it’s made for! Grease
If I remember after getting a big grease stain I use powder and smear it all around the stain and then let it sit for a while. Then when I shake it out the powder stays in the grease. Then I wash it with the OxiClean and detergent.
So I have baby powder with my laundry supplies and now I have to go add some dawn. It has to be handy or it won’t be getting used, lol
My daughters each worked at a movie theater for a while and their uniforms would always have popcorn oil stains.
NOTHING took it out like Dawn. And I tried everything, ammonia, Fes Naphtha, laundry detergents, you name it. And I soaked them well, too.
However using concentrated Dawn and letting it sit overnight worked EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
Dawn is also fantastic for removing pasta sauce stains out of clothes. Nothing else gets the tomato stains out like it.
Glad its’s useful.
Do I need to buy a special kind of dawn, one of the more powerful degreaser versions?
I use the green apple one. In the past, the citrusy ones.
I cannot stand the smell of the classic blue stuff.
IMO, Dawn is plenty degreasing enough. I can’t believe they make a special degreaser one.
I use blue dawn for so many things. (In combination with other ingredients - especially essential oils) Pet shampoo/ flea n tick repellent, modify for horse, donkey n goat fly repellent. Stains , pets after skunk encounter,
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Heh, when my kids were really little, like the won’t let mommy out of their sight age, we were remodeling our bathroom and had not yet put up the casing around the bathroom door. So when I used the bathroom, I’d shut the door for a few brief moments of blessed privacy, and they’d be at the door peeking through the space between the door frame and the door jamb.
Seriously??????? I couldn’t have a few minutes of peace?
Washing soda is a highly alkaline chemical compound which can be used to remove stubborn stains from laundry. It also has numerous uses around the house, and it is used in a range of industrial applications as well. Washing soda should not be confused with washing powder, which is a powdered soap used as a detergent; it is also not the same thing as baking soda, although the two compounds are closely related.
The chemical formula for washing soda is Na2CO3, and it is also known as sodium carbonate. It is a salt of carbonic acid, a chemical which produces a wide range of salts collectively known as carbonates. One common source of washing soda is the ashes of plants; for this reason, it is sometimes called soda ash. Sodium carbonate can also be extracted from sodium chloride, also known as table salt.
In laundry, washing soda accomplishes several things. The high alkalinity of washing soda helps it act as a solvent to remove a range of stains, and unlike bleach, washing soda does not usually stain. It is also used in detergent mixtures to treat hard water; the washing soda binds to the minerals which make water hard, allowing detergent to foam properly so that clothing will come out clean, without any residue. Sodium carbonate is also used by some textile artists, since it helps dyes adhere to fabric, resulting in deeper penetration and a longer lasting color.
Around the house, washing soda can be used to descale things like coffee machines and bathroom tiles which may accumulate mineral deposits as a result of exposure to hard water. It can also be used to strip floors of wax so that they can be refinished, and for other touch cleaning jobs like scrubbing the stove. However, you should wear gloves when cleaning with washing soda, because it is very caustic and it can cause severe skin damage. Incidentally, the best way to treat a chemical burn is with baking soda, also called sodium bicarbonate, as it is a buffer and it will neutralize both acids and alkalis. Apply baking soda to the site of the burn for several minutes, flush the wound with water, and seek medical attention.
Many markets carry washing soda, typically with other laundry products. Some companies make mixed detergents with washing soda which are specifically formulated for hard water, and you can also find washing soda on your own. Since sodium carbonate can be dangerous, make sure to keep washing soda out of the reach of children and pets, and clearly label the container to indicate that it is caustic.
Making Your Own Washing Soda [Sodium Carbonate] Out of Baking Soda [Sodium BiCarbonate]
Baking soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) slowly turns into washing soda (Sodium Carbonate, a.k.a. soda ash) when heated above 140 degrees F. The carbon dioxide released is what makes things rise. If you heat baking soda to 400 degrees, it’ll turn into washing soda in about an hour.
Baking baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) drives off carbon dioxide and water and leaves sodium carbonate:
NaHCO3 Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
You need to preheat the oven to 400F and it’s two hours. Just spread it thin on a pyrex baking dish.
Do in small quantities – carbon dioxide is released.
Washing soda is sodium carbonate and has a Ph of 11 (be careful when using). Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate and has a Ph of 8.
Use 400F or higher and make sure the powder is exposed to this temperature for long enough. Heating in this procedure can be safely overdone, as long as the container is safe. The resulting sodium carbonate is anhydrous, which is more potent than monohydrate form. This form is hygroscopic, and also readily absorb carbon dioxide gas from air, so keep it in a air-tight container.
“OxyClean is just washing soda and hydrogen peroxide in equal parts.”
I didn’t know that. Hydrogen peroxide is fairly inexpensive, so this sounds like a much more economical version.
awwŵw, sweet!!!
Washing soda can be used to make your own color grabbers. I buy them for washing quilts that might run in the wash cycle. Am tempted try to make my own. Maybe some day.
“. I can’t believe they make a special degreaser one.”
Maybe they don’t. I keep seeing the dawn Platinum at Sam’s Club and I thought maybe that was something special.
“Washing soda can be used to make your own color grabbers”
I didn’t know that, for something fairly unknown it has a lot of uses. It was Unknown by me anyway, until I started looking at how to make laundry detergent.
Now I had heard of borax because I lived Near Death Valley where the 20 mule teams transparated borax from Death Valley to the railroad. It was over a century ago but is part of the things to visit in death valley.
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