So tonight Jon and I made laundry detergent for the first time, and it's dang easy! It can be used for any kind of washer (top/front load, regular/HE) from what I understand, so we're trying it out. The total cost comes to about $.01 per load.
Directions: (I found all the ingredients at Fry's)
Boil 6 Cups Water in a pot
Add 1/3 bar of Fels-Naptha soap (grated)
Stir until the soap is melted
Add 1/2 cup Borax and 1/2 cup washing soda (not baking soda) and stir
Remove from heat
Pour 4 cups HOT water into a 2 gallon bucket
Add soap mixture from above and stir
Then add 22 cups water to bucket
Stir
Close lid and let sit for 24 hours
Before use: Stir
Add 1/2 cup to wash load (for HE washer I'm going to try 1/4 cup and see how that works)
This recipe was from Cindy Brown who loves this! It doesn't really get stains out, and if your clothes are extra dirty you may want to add a little more than 1/2 cup. She uses dish soap for grease stains and stain remover for normal ones. You can also add Oxi Clean if you want on the really dirty loads. I don't know how long these can be stored in buckets before they gel up yet, but I'll keep looking. There are other recipes online if you want to try a different one. Some people also add essential oils to add scents to the soap...but that adds to the cost.
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