This is how I make my own laundry detergent, thanks to a great friend!
This is a bar of Fels Naptha laundry soap. It is usually hard to find at Walmart, I have had better luck at Grocery stores. There are other laundry soaps out there, and any bar of that would be fine too. And, if you can't find laundry soap, then even washing soap will be fine. My first batch I made was with Dove soap, and I can't tell any difference between the dove and the laundry soap....in fact, next time I think I will go back to the Dove b/c it was easier to grate.
You grate one bar of soap with a cheese grater
After you grate the soap, you grind it up in a food processor, or I use my little cheap food chopper.
Add 1 cup of Super Washing Soda
Add 1 cup of Borax
And, mix it all up! It is that simple!
1 batch fits perfectly in one of Z's used formula cans, and a scoop from that is the right amount for a load. Or, it would be 1-2 tablespoons. It doesn't make any suds while washing, but it will still do the job! It has saved a ton of money! Brandyis better than me, and figured up how much this costs per batch. I can't remember what she said, but I know it was less than $2 a batch, and that lasts a long time. It lasts me 2-3 weeks, but I do a lot of washing.
Thank you Maury! I've been looking for a recipe for this.
ReplyDeleteI have tons of those cans if anyone else wants some give me a ring.LOL
ReplyDeleteQuestions questions LOL,Have you happened to look around here for the fels naptha?How much is fels naptha,well, and the rest of the ingredients?Any bar of soap would work?
I was also wondering how the clothes smell?That is a big deal for us around here...LOL.And we could SO use cheaper laundry detergent.
Oooooh that is so cool! Your directions are way better than others I have seen. I recently tried to buy a box of powder laundry detergent cuz I remembered it was usually cheaper than the liquid. Well, at Target, they only had one brand, the rest was liquid in those huge plastic bottles! I bought the powder, it is in a cardboard box.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I am going to try this. But I am not going to tell anyone because they would not believe me LOL!
Here is my email: essie33@hotmail.com.
So, how am I better than you? At math? lol... I don't remember the exact breakdown, but the total cost for me with the Octagon soap (that cost $0.79) was $1.51 and it lasted me for 2 full weeks!
ReplyDeletei only knew about the wet way to make it. i like this dry method so much better. i think i'm going to try it this month.
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