Everyone in my family has terribly sensitive skin and I have to buy the "free and clear" detergent anyway, and anything natural tends to respond to our pasty sensitive skin nicely. So this week I am going to be purchasing the goods to make my own laundry detergent. I have heard that this doesn't smell like anything (neither does Tide Free and Clear) but I usually use a dryer bar (Bounce) to give a little bit of a fresh smell.
I'm not sure I can give up all of my cleaning products, I sort of love the smell of a clean kitchen or bathroom but I figured I can substitute a few things, laundry being the first.
Here is the recipe I will be following and what I need to buy
Powdered Laundry Detergent – Recipe #4
2 cups Fels Naptha Soap (finely grated) -$1.50/bar (2 cups is about 1 bar)
1 cup Washing Soda - $2.23/ 56 oz box
1 cup Borax $3.27/ 76 oz box
Mix well and store in an airtight plastic container.
Use 2 tablespoons per full load.
6 comments:
Oooh let me know! I am always for saving $! And saving the environment is good too. I am interested to hear what you think of your new soap!
wow impressive:)
Do you know if this will work with front loading he washers? (I have to buy different detergent for that at the store) Can't wait to hear how it turns out!
Jaime, I have a similar recipe for front loading machines. I will give it to you next Tuesday at our coupon party :) And yes we can play poker with our coupons like on Mr. Mom :) That's how I roll...
Good luck Cecia! Homemade windex works really well, I've been using that for a long time. I always have to look up the recipe online when I make it, so I can't remember it at the moment. Let me know if you find a really good dusting recipe--all the ones I've tried seem to make my furniture oily.
My Mom makes her own laundry detergent from the same recipe. She loves it. I feel the same way about the smell, but I'm sure you could add your own essential oils to it.
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