People are only just realizing what happens when you use too much laundry detergent & you need less than you think
IT’S a fair assumption that adding more laundry detergent to your load will leave your clothes cleaner.
However, an appliance expert has revealed the exact amount of laundry detergent you should be using, and it’s less than you might think.
TikTok user Renae, known to her followers as Renduh, has shared the correct amount of laundry detergent required to properly wash your clothes.
“You should only be using about two tablespoons of high efficiency laundry detergent in a high efficiency washing machine, for most normal loads,” the expert told her followers.
She explained: “A normal load by size, is going to fill your washing machine drum somewhere between halfway to three-quarters of the way full, loosely, not packed tight. They need room to move to clean.”
Renae also detailed the stains you should be adding to your wash, and what clothes need to be hand-washed.
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“That laundry should only really be soiled with normal everyday activity, normal dirt, sweat, makeup. That’s all a normal load,” she said.
The TikToker continued: “Things like excessive levels of oils, grease, and flammable substances, not quite a normal load, and those really shouldn’t be going through your washing machine anyway.”
The appliance expert also explained the correct amount of detergent to use based on water type.
“If your water is really soft, you can use a little less. And if your water is really hard, you might need to use a little more. But we’re talking three or four tablespoons instead of two,” she said.
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Renae told viewers that two tablespoons is the “sweet spot” when it comes to your laundry.
“is it the same when it comes to powder detergent versus liquid? Yes, as long as it’s high efficiency and when it comes to pods, one pod is about two tablespoons,” she explained.
Renae’s followers took to the TikTok comments section to share their thoughts on the tip.
“Soooooo, don’t tell my family this, but I dilute my detergent so no one is overusing detergent even if they fill that wash compartment to the top,” wrote one viewer.
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Another user commented: “My latest washer has an auto dispenser and I never realized how little detergent was needed until now.”
“Boys in college used to use multiple pods per load. I swear there was enough residue in those machines to never need to add detergent,” said a third person.