to start off with, I am new to this forum concerning the home made laundry detergent, I made my first batch the other day and after 24 hours it was still thin, nearly a liquid state, but still used it and it worked fine, it has now started to thicken as it has set for a couple more days, my main question is this; can you use liquid bleach with this product? one other thing, I found all the products to make this detergent at a kroger shopping store and was greatful since I had looked everywhere else first. thanks in advance for any input.