It's a zoo out there

mille-anno-imperii:

uberwomansch:

history-does-not-suck:

A French Commando gathers his parachute after completing a training jump at Mont Saint-Michel Abbey in Normandy, France.

Surreal!

That looks like the cover of a Dark Tower novel.

thebibliosphere:

azapofinspiration:

thebibliosphere:

pageof-space:

kindnessandgoodvibrations:

kindnessandgoodvibrations:

ghostoftwentysomethingspresent:

madsciences:

awfullydull:

markrial:

tramampoline:

slow-riot:

Weirdly anti-millennial articles have scraped the bottom of the barrel so hard that they are now two feet down into the topsoil

its so wild like “this generation with no fucking money is learning to prioritize essentials” and all these chucklefucks can write is advertisements for these companies

at least our jeans won’t tear at the seams after two washes

FUCK FABRIC SOFTENER IT’S UTTERLY POINTLESS

AND FUCK DRYER SHEETS LITERALLY NOBODY EVER HAS ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM WITH STATIC TO WARRANT PAYING OUT THE ASS FOR THAT SHIT

DO YOU WANT CLEAN CLOTHES? YOU DON’T EVEN NEED TO BUY FUCKING DETERGENT JUST MAKE YOUR OWN* IT’S SO GODDAMN EASY AND 80X CHEAPER

FUCK THE ENTIRE LAUNDRY INDUSTRY

*Fuck The Entire Laundry Industry Recipe

1 cup Washing Soda (not Baking Soda. Different things.)

1 cup Borax (not Boric Acid. Also a different thing.)

½ cup - 1 cup grated bar soap (you can use literally anything. I often use Ivory because it’s easy to get and I find it works well, a lot of people like Fels-Naptha, which is an actual laundry bar. Some people use Dr. Bronner’s. Really does not fucking matter.)

After grating your soap, combine all ingredients. That’s it. That’s the whole thing. Use maybe a ¼ cup per load.

^^^ I’ve done this for years now and it works as well as any store bought detergent

WHAT
Thank you, tumblr user awfullydull! Your URL does no justice to the good advice you give!

Also you can MAKE your own washing soda very VERY cheaply.

Step one: acquire $5 bag of baking soda from Costco.

Step two: lay that motherfucking baking soda out on a baking tray.

Step three: bake the baking soda on a tray in an oven at 400° for 1 hour (to make the moisture evaporate, leaving washing soda)

Step four: revel in how easy and cheap it is to make your own washing soda, and maybe take a moment to be angry that the industry upcharges the fuck out of something that is so easy to make.

I see some of y'all complaining about static and/or wanting nice smelling laundry. Go to a craft store, find 100% wool yarn balls. If it doesn’t come in a ball, ask an employee to make it into a tight ball for you. Wash in the washing machine to make it felted. Remove from washer, add a few drops of essential oil to the ball, allow to seep in. Dry with clothing. Doesn’t need to be rewashed ever, and if it stops smelling, add few more drops of essential oil. Bam, reusable dryer sheets.

@shinyhill

For what it’s worth too (fuck I can’t find the link on my phone but if I find it I’ll come back and add it in), some synthetic fragrances found in most fabric softeners has been linked to causing an increase in allergies, respiratory illness, and also can cause anxiety in some people. (Anxiety like responses can be triggered by allergens, it causes the same adrenaline response.)

The smell of Downy quite literally makes my breath catch in my throat and I can’t breathe around synthetic scents. Even products intended to be used for sensitive skin can cause allergic reactions based on how the perfume in them is made. This can also happen with essential oils that are extracted synthetically, so if you have asthma please watch out for that. If they are extracted via alcohol (like Trader Joes “chemical free” laundry detergent) it might still trigger a respiratory response in you (Planet and Seventh Generation powders are the real deal, the liquid detergent uses synthetic), look for essential oils that are obtained either via cold press or steam. (I believe Dr Bronner’s castile soap is safe in this regard and can be diluted to make laundry detergent)

As for scenting your clothes? Scent sachets in your closest and drawers. Pick something you’re not allergic to/like the smell of, make a little pouch full of it and throw it in there, refresh as needed.

Our washer uses liquid soap, will the powder stuff still work in that or is there a way to make liquid detergent?

@azapofinspiration Is it a front loading HE machine? Mines is, and the detergent drawer only takes liquids. I just throw the powder into the drum with my clothing, like I used to do with my mother’s old machine from the 50s. Put powder in first, then clothes. This causes some of the powder to fall into the drum, allowing it to sud better rather than getting trapped in folds of clothing. You only need a small amount.

Same with trying to keep white linen white in hard water areas, you can throw some baking soda in with your detergent (for large loads I use like a ½ cup) and some white vinegar into your fabric softener drawer.

White vinegar is a great way to naturally soften clothing without leaving behind a chemical, scented residue. It’s v good for keeping towels fluffy and the smell dissipates by the end of the wash (bonus it also helps prevent limescale and detergent build up in your machine if you throw in a full cup on am empty cycle). Use about ¼ cup in the drawer, or throw it in on the last rinse cycle if you have to do it manually. You can buy literal gallons of the stuff for two bucks, as opposed to 3-10 dollars on fancy fabric softeners that don’t actually work.

Just make sure never to use bleach and vinegar together, it creates chlorine gas and can be fatal if you breathe in enough.

As for making your own liquid soaps, if you Google “how to dilute Dr bronner castile soap for laundry” a whole bunch of stuff comes up for how to make a liquid soap. I prefer powder over liquid now, in terms of shelf life and cost effectiveness, but that’s just me. Also for anyone who can’t afford to buy fancy chemical free powder detergents? Generally speaking, any powder soap is a lower risk allergen than a liquid one because of its shelf life stability. A lot of liquid soaps use different methods to stay liquidy and not congeal–not to even mention the scents–and those tend to have a higher allergy risk. Just y'know in case that might help someone figure out why they’re itching so much.

And just while I’m at it, Mrs Meyers products are probably some of the worst on the market for high risk allergens as well, and it pisses me off so much because they market themselves as using aromatherapy and “natural” ingredients (keeping in mind that arsenic is natural too) so a lot of people think it’s safe when in fact it’s every immunologists nightmare for respiratory problems. So just, y'know, stay safe and don’t let someone con you into buying $20 laundry detergent when good old castile soap and vinegar can see you through.

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