Homemade Laundry Soap
Have I ever told you how much I dislike laundry? It's a never ending cycle of dirty clothes. With five of us it's a continuous job to stay caught up. I spend way too much money on laundry soap and I'm always looking for ways to cut costs. For years I've heard of making your own laundry soap, but I was nervous. Would it clean our clothes? Would it smell like fresh clean laundry? Finally I decided enough was enough and I was going to give it a try!
I picked up all of these products from Walmart and got to work. I used an old grater to grate the bars of Fels-Naptha. This soap is very hard. I microwaved each bar for 30 seconds and it became soft and easy to grate. I used an empty storage bin for mixing. I mixed a little of each product at a time and used a large spoon to mix them all together.
Ingredients
Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda = $3.24
Borax Detergent Booster = $3.97
2 Bars of Fels-Naptha = $.97 per Bar
Sun Oxi Cleaner = $5.47
Biz Color Safe Powder = $5.97
2 Bottles of Purex Crystals = $3.97 per Bottle
Total Cost $28.69
I used large glass jar to store the soap. It can be purchased from Walmart for $9.97. We have several of these jars in our home for storing different things. I painted a quick label out of chalkboard paint for looks. I have been told this should last approximately a year. I'm sure it varies between families and the amount of washing that you do. I'm curious to see how long it lasts for our family. I used a piece of tape and wrote the date on the bottom of the jar for future reference. For each load you are to use 1-2 tablespoons. The laundry smells great and I'm happy that I finally decided to give homemade laundry soap a try.
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