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May 18th 2008
Home Made Laundry Detergent
We made our own laundry detergent last night, and tried it out today. It worked really well, any stains I'd pre-treated and washed had come out, the whites were nice and bright, and the laundry smelled fresh. Chris and I had seen this on a site called "The Simple Dollar" and decided to try it out. Here are the ingredients for a batch that does 52 loads of laundry:
1 cup washing soda
1/2 cup borax
1 bar soap
Approximately 3 gallons water
We already had the borax, finding the washing soda was surprisingly difficult (we ended up finding it at a local grocery store), and we bought the cheapest most natural bar soap at Wal-Mart... Ivory. The way the costs per load of laundry work out, nine loads using the homemade detergent has the same detergent cost as one load of the store bought detergent. We made half a batch this time around, just to test things out. When this is gone, we plan to make another batch, probably a full one this time (if we can find a big enough container). The money we save, plus the fact that we've ommited a bunch of junk in our detergent, and also the fact that it works well, has won us over to home made detergent making.
For full directions (including photos) as well as the full price break down, go here.
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