Homemade Laundry Detergent

Homemade Laundry Detergent Ingredients:

1 box Borax (4 lbs 12oz or 76 oz)
1 box Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda (55oz or 3 lbs 7oz)
1 box Arm & Hammer Baking Soda (64oz or 4 lbs)
2 bars Fels-Naptha Laundry Soap
1 bar Pink Zote Laundry Soap

Using a cheese grater or food processor, grate all 3 bars of soap. Mix the Borax, washing soda, baking soda, and grated soap together in a trash bag. It's much easier to mix in a bag than in a bucket. When ingredients are mixed together well put soap in a container of your choice. I used 2 one-gallon plastic ice cream containers. Use 1 tablespoon of soap per load. If the clothes are extra soiled, use 2 tablespoons. This soap has no fillers so you do not have to use nearly as much to get the job done. I have been using this soap for about 5 months and I love it. It cleans well and it has a great, fresh scent.

This recipe makes approximately 440 tablespoons and cost about $16.20 to make. That should be enough to last me atleast 9 months. 32 loads of Gain cost around $8.00. That means that 440 loads of Gain would cost around $110.00. That is a savings of $93.80.