Tip: Homemade Oxi-Clean
Teri M
December 7, 2011
If you are anything like me, you spend too much on laundry products each month. I especially would splurge on stain treatments that were overpriced, as I found their generic counterparts to often be ineffective or too diluted to cause any real savings on our monthly budget.
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In comes homemade Oxi-clean:
Materials
- a container with a lid
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide
- 1/2 cup baking soda
Keep a jar of this next to your laundry machine and let soak in the stains for 15 minutes to overnight.
I have not had any problems with color bleeding, but as always test a small spot on clothes you may be unsure of, as to not have any surprises.
By Teri M from Omaha, NE
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Fishercat
January 16, 20128 found this helpful
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You should either mix this up each time you're going to use it, or keep it in an opaque container. The reason hydrogen peroxide *always* comes in a dark brown opaque bottle is that exposure to light changes it chemically so it stops working.
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Tip: Homemade Oxiclean
coville123
Silver Post Medal for All Time! 433Posts
November 23, 2011
Make your own oxi-clean using 1/2 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup peroxide, 1 cup warm water. Mix in a jar and shake well. Add it to your regular load, or pre-soak for the night.
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Works really well on stains! We love it. This works as well as store brand.
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Question: Homemade OxiClean?
January 25, 2002
Did you ever see the OxiClean infomercial? I have the basic recipe for a clone, but I need a source where I can buy sodium percarbonate which is the main ingredient.
Oxi-clean is about 70% sodium percarbonate and 30% washing soda (sodium carbonate) with some fungicides added.
By kaji1
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jules5
January 27, 20020 found this helpful
Best Answer
You can order sodium percarbonate online. Search out SP on Yahoo and Google.com and you'll find many sites to purchase this great product. You might consider co-oping with some other homemakers and go in together on a purchase to split among you. Hope this helps,
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Jules
Best Answer
I have another link for you to try...it's www.chemistrystore.com/
I just did a search on using google and came up with lots of places to buy this from.
Question: Homemade Oxiclean Portable Stain Remover?
Mary Annie
June 27, 2010
What is the recipe for homemade Oxiclean portable stain remover in that little purse size squirt bottle?
By Mary Annie from Camas, WA
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kidsNclutter
June 30, 20101 found this helpful
Best Answer
The recipe we have used for stain removal is an 8-ounce bottle of hydrogen peroxide, 1/4-cup baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) & a drop of hand dishwashing liquid (just a drop or two no more). Mix & dissolve all well, put in spray bottle & use immediately, storage will cause it to leak from the spray bottle. This has not 'bleached' any fabric or textile that we've used it on, but always test first.
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Treat the stain & allow to dry naturally, repeat if necessary, stains & odors aren't always fully removed the first attempt. This works by a chemical reaction between the ingredients so is best used within about 15 minutes. It works for urine stains also, cat/dog/human.
Question: Using OxiClean?
sallybbush
January 8, 2019
How much of the OxiClean do I add to each wash? The kind using baking soda, peroxide, and warm water.
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Judy
Gold Post Medal for All Time! 677Posts
January 8, 20190 found this helpful
Add one scoop to every load. There should be directions on the package.
Hello
Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 107Posts
January 10, 20190 found this helpful
one scoop per load works really well in my experience
Question: Recipe for Homemade OxiClean?
jlbowser08
January 16, 2019
I thought I would try your recipe for the homemade OxiClean: baking soda with hydrogen peroxide, and water. How much water should be added to the mixture after you've already mixed the ingredients together?
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Judy
Gold Post Medal for All Time! 677Posts
January 17, 20190 found this helpful
I use 5 gallons of hot tap water, and 2 T each of hydrogen peroxide and powdered dishwasher detergent. I guess you would substitute the baking soda for the detergent.
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Soak overnight and wash as usual in the morning.
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