Washing up liquid. But you have to put loads of it in to work.

mild_peril wrote:
Yeah...running a bit low on that too.

Ab Origine wrote:
Damn it, that would have completely flooded your kitchen with bubbles

baking soda. It works as a detergent booster and will help get your clothes clean. If you have no detergent at all, use one cup of baking soda in a normal load. Your clothing will be cleaner than you imagine with the action of the baking soda, water and agitation from the washer.

Why can't you buy borax any more?

Ab Origine wrote:
www.meridianstar.co.uk/borax-shopping.html

Is Borax about to be banned in the UK?
As you may have read in our previous post, Borax (aka Sodium Borate) is a chemical with a myriad of practical uses around the home. However, speculation has been growing recently online that this helpful household product is soon to be reclassified as a dangerous substance and banned for sale in the EU and consequently the United Kingdom. On hearing this alarming news we set out to find out if there was any truth to these rumours and what the future really holds for Borax.

Current Legislation

Some light can be shed on this matter by looking at a piece of EU regulation called “Adaptations to Technical Progress”, specifically the 30th and 31st ATP’s. In this legislation the group of chemicals known as Borates (including Borax) were reclassified as “Reprotoxic Category 2“. This classification suggests that the product is harmful to the reproductive functions of humans in high doses, and means the substance must carry the skull and crossbones symbol. The reclassification came about because of a study carried out on pregnant rats who were exposed to high doses of borates [1]. The study suggests that Boric Acid is harmful when exposed regularly to concentrations of more that 5.5%. For other Borates this limit may be higher depending on the amount of Boric Acid contained.
EU Law states that this reclassification of Borates must take place in each member state by 1st December 2010, however the reclassification itself does not restrict the sale of the substances. What it means is that Borax is now on the list of Substances of Very High Concern for the REACH Regulation which was set up to protect the population from exposure to harmful substances. REACH introduces a process in which those substances that are considered to pose an unacceptably high risk to human health and theenvironment may be removed from the market unless there is a justifiable need for them to remain.

Washing up liquid. But you have to put loads of it in to work.

Add a couple of drops of essential oil if you want a bit of a smell.