washing in cold
I've always washed our clothes in cold water - when I lived at home my mum only did socks in hot water as well. BF's shirts shrink if they go in hot water, and I think it's a waste anyway.
We use an eco-friendly laundry liquid that is $4.75 for 2L and an eco-friendly fabric softener that's $1.99 for 1L - we've been using both for about three years now. I don't use as much as it says on the bottle, probably 2/3 of the amount, or even half if things aren't that dirty. I refuse to use laundry powder.
I soak socks in a bucket of hot water for a few hours with some napisan. (it's not actually Napisan, i just forget the name of it right now - it's a cheaper version of the brand)
I do washing once a week, and I do these loads seperately: work clothes, delicates, socks, sheets and towels.
I don't have a dryer. We line dry our clothes in the shade.
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