How Much Laundry Detergent Should You Use? Surprisingly Little

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 You probably are using far more soap than you should. Evgeny Atamanenko / Shutterstock.com

Almost surely, you are using too much laundry detergent. At least, that is the conclusion of Consumer Reports, which says you only need 1.5 ounces of detergent for a typical load of laundry. How much is that? You could measure that amount in a shot glass, which holds about 1.5 ounces. If you are washing a larger amount of laundry — or your clothes are especially dirty — you might consider…

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