Powdered Laundry Detergent (My favorite)
1 cup grated Fels Naptha Soap (Look in your laundry aisle, they sell it here, or at Ace or anywhere really. I got mine at Wal-Mart)
1/2 cup Arm & Hammer washing soda
1/2 cup 20 mule team borax
Mix and store in airtight container or bag. For light or small loads, use 1 tablespoon. For normal loads, use 2 tablespoons. For heavy loads, use 3 tablespoons. Cost per load .15.
To make a large batch - grate 6 bars of Fels Naptha Soap and then add 3 cups of Washing Soda and 3 cups of 20 Mule Team Borax. Mix well and store in covered container.
and I got it finished just in time because we brought these little babies home Friday night!
Is it wrong that I now LOVE doing laundry? :) I think so too, but it's SO. MUCH. FUN!
So.... did you try the soap? DO IT!
So it works pretty good then? And it looks like you hardly use any soap per load. Cool. If I can ask, how much did it cost to make the batch of soap? (I know, nosy)
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no worries and not nosy! I think I got the bars of soap for $0.97 at WalMart. Then the washing soda was I think around $3.00 and the Borax was around $4.00 or something like that so I spent around $10.00. I used both bars and some of the borax and washing soda, but I still have lots of soda and borax left so when I make it again I will only be paying for the soap! I'm pretty excited about it :). Let me know if you try it.
ReplyDeleteLOVE our front loaders. They are, by far, the BEST purchase we have made in the past two years. :) I will definitely have to try out the soap recipe.
ReplyDeleteI just tried a similar recipe a few weeks ago.....can I say AWESOME??? :)
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