Homemade Laundry Detergent

What To Buy:

• 1-– 76 ounce box of 20 Mule Team® Borax @ about $4.99 per box

• Fels Naptha bar soap (4.5 ounces per bar) @ about $1.00 per bar (cost varies)

• 1-– 55 ounce box of Arm & Hammer® Super Washing Soda @ about $3.99 per box

Detergent Recipe

Each batch yields approximately 32 ounces (between 32-64 loads based on how many Tbsps used per load).

Ingredients

• 1 bar (4.5 ounces) of soap: Dr. Bronner’s, Kirk’s Castile Soap, Ivory, ZOTE, or Fels Naptha. ( I have always used the Fels Naptha bar soap,)

• 1 cup borax

• 1 cup washing soda

Directions

• Grate the 4.5 oz bar soap with a hand grater. Grate it with as small of a grating as possible.

• Add 1 cup of borax

• Add one cup of washing soda.

• Put this mixture in a plastic or glass container with a lid and shake it up to mix it.

• Use 1 Tbsp per small load (or 2-3 Tbsps for large or heavily soiled loads).

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