I have embarked as a pioneer woman by making my own laundry detergent! I know it sounds insane… and maybe crazy, but it’s not that difficult and it is CHEAP.
Finding all the ingredients was a bit of a challenge. I had the hardest time finding the soap – I ended up ordering the Fells Naptha Soap through a hardware store. They were $1.79/bar. The other hard thing to find was the Washing Soda which ended up being at my local grocery store! I checked Target, Walmart & Walgreens to no avail. Who would’ve thought? I bought my Borax at Target – the cheapest place, I found. I also ordered tea tree oil here to add to laundry loads as a disinfectant. I bought a cheap cheese grater to use just for grating the soap so my cheese doesn’t taste like soap. :)
Homemade Laundry Detergent (Powder)
2 cups Fels Naptha Soap (finely grated – you could also try Ivory or Zote soap)
1 cup Washing Soda (Not baking soda)
1 cup Borax
Mix well and store in air tight container (or cute jar!).
Use 1 tablespoon per load – 2 if extra dirty! I add a couple drops of tea tree oil most of the time.
The last time I made this, I doubled the recipe and did add a little bit of baking soda to my formula. It seems to work great in my HE washer!
Do you find it cleans your clothes just a good as a store bought brand? Do you have a he washing machine? We just have a plain non he top loader and I was wondering if this detergent would work for us!
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I have always been curious about this. So can you tell more? I've always been worried that it would cause my clothes to fade faster than another detergent would.
ReplyDeleteI did this but made a liquid version...fun, easy, and cleaned really, really well.
ReplyDeleteWe do not have a HE washing machine....
sounds great..
ReplyDeletethanks for the menu..
will try it soon..