Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Bluing ? ? ?



I went to the store yesterday to pick up a couple bars of Fels Naphtha soap.  I use Fels Naphtha soap in my homemade laundry detergent (yes, I made 5 gallon last night!).  While I was looking for the bars of soap, my eyes locked on this . . Mrs. Stewart's Liquid Bluing. 

As I stood there in the grocery store I admitted to myself that my whites are no longer whites, they're grey.  My socks are grey, our under clothes are grey, it's a grey world I live in.  I want my white clothing back!

Have you ever used Mrs. Stewart's Liquid Bluing?  If you have, I'd appreciate any advice you can give me before I "blue" every white item in my house.

I'm going to keep one sock out of the bluing and post before and after pictures.  Wish me luck!
Posted by at

7 comments:

  1. Flat Creek FarmFebruary 2, 2010 at 9:48 AM

    I'm jealous! I've been looking for bluing. Actually, my laundry detergent recipe calls for bluing as an optional add-on. Of course, to make your whites whiter. We SO need that too :) I don't know the amount to add, but I think you can add it right in your laundry detergent recipe. -Tammy

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownFebruary 3, 2010 at 2:13 PM

    Wow, you got the goodies quick! Glad you liked it and be sure to enter my Valentines giveaway too!

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2010 at 2:40 AM

    I've never heard of it. I'll look forward to hearing how it worked for you. :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. JackieFebruary 4, 2010 at 4:37 AM

    I'm just impressed you make your own laundry detergent. I'd love to do that I bet it saves a ton of money. Thanks for your recent comments on my blog. I look forward to hearing more about how the bluing worked for you too.

    Have a great day.

    Jackie

    ReplyDelete
  5. Elle BeeFebruary 4, 2010 at 12:29 PM

    I've seen that before and never knew what it was!! My whites are no longer white either. I refuse to use bleach as I can't stand the environmental impact. I think I'm going to try a non-chlorine bleach. I have no idea if that whitens well or not. Looking forward to seeing the before and after bluing pictures!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Farming On FaithFebruary 15, 2010 at 2:49 PM

    I use bleach but I am with you on trying it!
    Let me know what you think~give us a post about it. I will look for some!

    ReplyDelete
  7. KimFebruary 17, 2010 at 12:45 PM

    I have used this product but I really don't see much difference. If you do use it, make sure you dilute in a quart of water before adding to wash.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)