Clean better, save money with LESS detergent!

An article on Yahoo! Finance today suggests that the #1 mistake consumers make when washing their clothes & dishes is using too much detergent!   According to the article, modern washing machines will wash your clothes just as well using 1/8 to 1/2 the recommended amount (noted by the little lines on the caps).  “Too much detergent can make your clothes stiff and shorten the life of your machine,” it says.  “If people see suds, they think their clothes are getting clean, but that’s wrong — it means you’re using a lot of extra detergent,” stated Jill Notini, a spokeswoman for the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers.

Have a leftover film on your dishes after washing?  It’s because you’ve used too MUCH soap, not too little.  The article goes on to exclaim that “Most people use 10 to 15 times the amount of soap they need,” and “you definitely don’t have to fill up the entire soap container in the dishwasher.”      Click here for the article.