It's official.. I have finally jumped on the bandwagon for making my own laundry detergent. I was so skeptical at first, but after doing it... I really love it! It was really easy, so cheap and smells great.
I even calculated the difference between buying name-brand & making this detergent.
Name-brand detergent = $12.50 for 64 loads
DIY detergent = About $13 for 240 loads.
If you aren't great at math, that's almost 4 times more loads than using name-brand. I will likely only spend $13 for an entire year worth of laundry. That is outrageous. You have to try it!
Thanks to everyone who tried this first and convinced me to do it. :)
Recipe:
1/2 cup Borax
1/2 cup Washing Soda
1 bar of Fels Naptha soap
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| Each of these only cost $3-$4. Bar of soap $1. |
You can use a food processor to grate the soap and mix it. Or you can grate the bar of soap with a cheese grater. Just mix it together and you are done! I went ahead and doubled the recipe so that I would have to make it less frequently.
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| Approximately 4 monts worth of laundry detergent |
As you can tell, when you grate the soap with a cheese grater, it ends up looking a lot like cheese. ha! :) If you want it to be more the consistency of normal detergent you will want to use a food processor. But it will all dissolve in the wash, so it doesn't matter either way.
The best part, you only have to use 1 tablespoon per load. (2 tablespoons if really soiled).
Enjoy!
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