homemade laundry detergent

laundry detergent is expensive.

have you noticed? of course you have.

even with coupons and sales and combining the two.

no, that's not grated cheese

so, i made my own.

there are all sorts of homemade recipes out there

for liquid and powder detergents.

here's what i used:

2 cups borax ($3/box)

2 cups arm & hammer super washing soda ($3/box)

1 bar fels-naptha soap (less than a buck/bar)

mix the two powders and "grate" the soap. stir it all up

good then throw itin your food processor and mix until

the soad is so fine you just see pretty yellow specs

throughout the powder.

pour it into a suitable container, i used a glass

canister that has been sitting empty.

then make a pretty label and enjoy.



i use 1 tablespoon per load.

with three smelly/dirty little boys and one big

boy that runs and cycles and sweats like no one

i've ever met i knew this stuff was going to have to work hard.

after 3 weeks i am very pleased. everything is

clean and smell super fresh.

i doubled the recipe so i'd be set for a while and there is plenty

left in both boxes of powder for another batch!

happy laundering!