I have been making my own laundry detergent for a couple months now. It has saved us a lot of money. I've never done the exact math on it and even if I did it probably wouldn't be accurate. Lol Math is not one of my strengths I'm afraid, but I do notice the difference of not having to buying laundry detergent often like before. We used to buy Tide Orignal Scent for approximately $20.
My husband has very sensitive skin and we have only been able to use Tide Original scent and nothing else but dryer sheets that are the original scent. This homemade laundry detergent works very well even with clothes that are soiled from potty training. My husband loves this laundry detergent and has never had an issue with his sensitive skin.
So anyways lets get to the directions so you can make it yourself!
You will need:
1 cup Borax
1 cup Washing Soda (do not confuse this with baking soda, they are NOT the same)
1 bar Fels Naptha (in the laundry section)
1 cheese grater or food processor
1 container of your choice
Take the Fels Naptha bar and finely grate it into your container or use a food processor to turn it into a powder. Turning it into powder is best. I just bought a cheese grater from Dollar Tree since I didn't have the funds for a food processor at the time. If you do get a cheese grater make sure it will finely grate it.
Now mix the borax and washing soda into the container and put the lid on the container and shake it or stir it well.
To use you will need a 1 tablespoon measuring spoon.
Small load - 1 Tablespoon
Medium load - 2 Tablespoons
Large load - 3 Tablespoons
Don't expect this laundry detergent to create bubbles when adding it to the water, it doesn't do that.
