Washing detergent

I chuck in the squidgy pouches too, jingl. And I pour a bit of Comfort conditioner into the appropriate slot - if I forget, jumpers and towels etc come out feeling dry and rough.

I just chuck in one little, deliciously squishy, little pouch. Along with a water softening tablet. Can't be arsed bothered with measuring out.

#badperson

Our water is very soft so I use less than recommended.
I use liquid detergent and the bottles are recycled by Northumberland County Council.
Hilda have you tried not using fabric softener? I never do.
According to this article it is a major source of skin irritation.

Here we are not allowed to put plastic bottles into recycling which have contained detergent or oil- hence my dislike of them. They all go to incineration.

I use laundry liquid. I hardly ever use as much as the bottle says. My DH has a fairly rare skin complaint and powder of any sort irritates him, even after I use fabric softener.

I don't measure, just slosh......but certainly it's less than the recommended dosage. Empty bottles go in recycling.

I'm with you Teetime on powder in the dispensing drawer, yuck!

I did one of those machine cleaning thingys yesterday, the water didn't look particularly dirty (which is good) and the drum is sparkling (halo shining too), only because I read a Mumsnet thread on washing temperatures......
Blimey, pretty feisty lot over there

I do use liquid detergent in plastic bottles which are recyclable under our very comprehensive scheme in Cheshire. At the moment a wool wash is in progress using a 'delicate' detergent.

not finished.

I cant stand cleaning powder from soap drawers and in any case I used to drop powder all over the place!

I use one tablet/pouch of supermarket own label.

glad to hear you are talking about 'boxes' here and not big plastic containers btw (an environmental disaster in themselves)... cardboard boxes get flattened and into cardboard recycling, hurrah.

I used to use more than I do now, but DH sometimes gets skin problems so I originally cut down in an attempt to alleviate some of the problems. The clothes seemed to come out just as clean as they had done previously, so I see no reason to increase the amount again. Better for the environment, and better for my purse too

same here- use about half when it is a 'refresh' wash, more if there are more dirty clothes- and the full amount for a hot wash for whites (linen and cottons).

I use the exact amount of washing detergent as directed on the box) It's comfortable for me.

I also put in about half of what it says on the box, usually, but minus the soda crystals.
Actually, a few weeks ago I realized half way through a wash that the scoop of detergent was still on the worktop, but the clothes looked and smelled as clean as usual at the end of the 'wash'!

The washes I have to do vary enormously in how dirty they are[husbands work clothes, by necessity, filthy], so I never go by the box. Years since I even read it.