As part of my goals for the year, I wanted to try to make my own laundry detergent. I recently ran out of my Tide so I figured now was as good of time as any. It actually turned out to be a pretty easy process.
First chop the bar of soap (I used Ivory. A lot of blogs recommended Fels Naptha) and send it for a buzz in the food processor. I read somewhere that if you unwrap the bar of soap and allow it to dry out for a week or so it will grind up nicely. Well I had planned on making this recipe sometime in November so it has been drying for a while.
Second pour 1 cup of Borax and 1 cup of washing soda (not baking soda) with the powdered bar of soap into your storage container of choice. I had this bucket laying around.
Next I put the lid on the container and started to shake to combine the ingredients. Big mistake, white powder flew everywhere. Apparently the lid is not completely air tight. So I finished mixing with a spoon.
The recipe calls for 2 Tablespoons to every load, and I believe one batch will accommodate approximately 40 loads. I tripled the recipe, so that I would have a good amount of detergent to see if I liked it. I have used it a couple of times and so far the results are good. I think I could become a homemade detergent girl all the time.
2 comments:
That does sound pretty easy! How much money do you think it is saving you with that triple batch compared to what you would have to buy in Tide?
I haven't totally priced it out yet. I read some where on-line that this recipe costs about $.02 per load and Tide is approximately $.30 per load. I bought the ingredients back in Novemeber when I was going to do this project orginially, so I don't quiet remember the cost of everything.
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