I have been reading a lot about homemade detergent lately and finally got around to making my own. From everything I have read they all seem to use the same ingredients which can be made into a liquid or a powder form. The only difference is the liquid form you boil with water and let it cool into a sort of thick liquid. Since the liquid form is diluted with water you use about 1/2 of cup per load.
1 – 55 ounce box of Arm & Hammer® Super Washing Soda = $3.99
1 – 76 ounce box of 20 Mule Team® Borax = $4.69
1 – Bar of Fels-naptha soap = 1.39 each (I bought 4 bars) Ivory soap works well also
I got everything here locally at our grocery store, Wegman's.
Grate one bar of soap and mix with 1 cup of Borax and 1 cup of Washing Soda. Stir everything together really well, it is just that easy. You only need to use 1 tablespoon per load, if you have heavily soiled laundry you can add a little more.
So, after using this for awhile I will probably never buy regular detergent again. At about 0.05 cents a load I am saving quite a bit of money. My old detergent cost around 0.22 cents a load.
Also, I have tested it on smelly, dirty lacrosse and football clothes and everything has come very clean. You can rub the Fels-naptha directly on a stain and it works great. The only thing I miss is that fresh like Downy smell so I buy dryer sheets to solve that issue.
Remember 1 tablespoon is all you need.
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