Natural, Homemade Laundry Detergent

Yes, it's just as good as it sounds and then some! This is by far the best idea I have stumbled across recently! All of the supplies cost about $15 and it is super easy to make! The batch I made is certain to last close to a year! Here's the recipe (I believe I first found it on pinterest.com):

1 4 lb 12 oz box Borax (2.15 kg or 76 oz) found in the detergent isle

1 4 lb box Arm & Hammer Baking Soda (1.81 kg) found in the cooking isle

1 box Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda 55 oz (3 lb 7 oz) found in the detergent isle

3 bars of Fels-naptha soap, found in the detergent isle

2 small containers of oxyclean or store brand oxyclean (save the scoop from the container to use with the finished detergent)

Grate the fels-naptha soap (hardest part, larger the grater the better) into a 5 gallon bucket lined with a garbage bag, dump the rest of the ingredients in and mix with your hands. Then pour into a container! That's it! You use 1 tbs per load.

I would recommend mixing it outside because it gets kind of dusty and if you get the right container you can even just mix it in the jar. I bought this jar at walmart for about $9! All of the ingredients can be purchased at walmart as well...you just have to look closely for some of them!

Finally, it is basically unscented so if you want your laundry to have a strong scent just use fabric softener! The best part is that our high efficiency washer loves it just as much!

I would love to hear about your experiences with homemade detergent and any other recipes you might have!

-Kristy