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You don't need to buy most things for your laundry (lemm.ee)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Raising the pH helps with the detergent action, also the washing soda "softens" the water - calcium and magnesium in the water form carbonates, replacing the sodium in the washing soda.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

So we're in agreement?