I have always been one to make things homemade. Whether it be a version of food from a favorite chain restaurant , air freshners, chapstick {I'm an addict of moist lips}, baby wipes, or laundry soap......I am game to try it. I simply get a thrill from making it myself and often times it's a cheaper option than buying it at a store. Who doesn't like to save money!!!!!! The first thing I made homemade {other than food...LOL} was baby wipes. When you live miles from town where stores are not open 24/7 and everything is closed on Sunday sometimes you have to figure out a second option for the products you need.
My latest homemade product is laundry soap. If you have followed my blog you know that laundry is a huge obstacle in my life. If you care to read about all my laundry sagas you can read about them here, here, here, or here. With four kids and a farmer husband laundry is constantly a huge chore in this household. I spend a lot of time in my laundry room and I also spend a lot of money on laundry supplies every month. With that being said, I decided to save some money and make my own.
It is soooo simple. Here is what you need.... Arm and Hammer Super Washing Soda {this is different from baking soda}, Borax, Oxi Magic or any oxygen booster, and Fels-Naptha laundry bar which you should be able to find in the laundry isle.
Grate the Fels-Naptha bar with a cheese grater and then put it into a food processor and grate it up until it is a thick powder consistency. Then add 1 cup of Borax, 1 cup of Super Washing Soda, and 1/2 cup Oxi Magic. Mix all together and store in a container. Use 2 tablespoons per load. This recipe is HE friendly. You can probably use 1 tablespoon for each load, but in my household we have dirt, cow poop, and grease all over most of our clothes so I have stuck with 2 tablespoons for every load.
I have been impressed with it so far. I think my whites seem whiter than they did with my Tide. My husband is always dirty and his greasy jeans are clean too. The smell is very subtle, but clean. I figured this homemade laundry soap cost just a couple pennies a load compared to my Tide that cost $0.24 a load. Twenty-two cents difference doesn't sound like much but it will add up fast in this household.
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