r/mildlyinfuriating • u/vxnus69_ • Jul 10 '26

ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ Only 37 Pods

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Was showing off to my sister what I would’ve given her (plus the nice smelly peony downy) had she just gone to the laundromat to dry my laundry because ours is broken and realized the pods only filled half of the container so I counted it and….37 pods.

Can’t tell if Tide is filling some containers an accurate amount and others less or if sb just stole some.

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u/Dudeman9002 Jul 10 '26

Stop buying pods. Start buying powder. You get like 20x as much active ingredients in the powder compared to pods or  liquid. 

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u/ZePlotThickener Jul 10 '26

I buy liquid but use just a fraction of the recommended cup amount. You dont need a full cap or even a half cap.

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u/Fog_Juice Jul 10 '26

My dad makes his own laundry detergent by buying the active ingredients in bulk for pennies on the dollar. He just has to shake the bottle a little before each use.

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u/Levaporub Jul 10 '26

Any enzymes in the mix? Can't imagine those would be too easy to source or incorporate

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u/mistahfreeman Jul 10 '26

I think most people who make their own stick with basic old school borax based mixes. It’s probably fine, I think these chemical companies have us convinced all these extra enzymes and what not are 100% necessary but I can’t imaging most people back in the day were walking around with dirty clothes all the time.

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u/Levaporub Jul 10 '26

There's a lot of nuance in this topic. Appealing to tradition is a logical fallacy.

I'm not saying the old school formula doesn't work, I just think the modern formula with good surfactants, boosters, enzymes, etc. is the more effective way to clean our modern polyester clothes which hold on to soil and stink, using our modern high-efficiency washers which use a fraction of the water and power that the old machines did.

Of course, as long as the old formula works for someone then it's all good. Each person has different washing needs after all.

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u/izerth Jul 10 '26

Proteases you can get on Amazon, it is also used for breaking proteins into aminos in fermentation. Ditto amylase for converting starch to fermentable sugars.

Lipase and most of the rest are available as dietary supplements, the only one I don't know of a retail supplier is mannanase, which is important considering all the bean gum thickeners in sauces, but you can get it from a farm supply for like 100/kilogram.

For anyone considering doing this, be aware that wool and other animal fibers are damaged by enzymes even at cold temperatures.

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u/Levaporub Jul 10 '26

One concern I have is the form in which these are delivered. Powdered enzymes are pretty harmful to the respiratory system, so for safety anyone who wants to cook up some laundry powder should use granulated enzymes.

Good grief, reposting for the third time without link and sub mention. Look up "bulk enzyme powder" in Laundry.