A friend of mine has been doing it for years....and she loves it.
And it's super cheap to make!
1 Cup Borax ( $3.38 for a box)
1 Cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda ($3.24 for a box)
1 Bar Fels-Naptha Bar Soap ( $.97 for a bar)
All the ingredients sit right next to each other on the laundry aisle at Wal-Mart. The boxes of Borax and Washing Soda will make many loads.....I bought 5 bars of the soap so I could just make some in bulk.
It makes a powdered form of detergent. If you look online you can find instructions for turning it into a liquid form. My friend tried the liquid stuff though, and said she prefers the powder over the liquid.
It smells wonderful!
This friend has a high efficiency machine (as do I) and they require a higher concentrated detergent. She says you only have to use 1 tablespoon of this stuff in a HE machine. In a regular machine then I would think you could use somewhere between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.
All you need is a food processor and a canister to store the finished product in. Grind the bar of soap in the processor. Then add the other 2 ingredients and keep blending until it's a nice powdered consistency. I just finished mine. Now I'm headed down to the basement to try it out. I'm rarely this excited to wash laundry. It's going to be a good day!
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