Is homemade laundry detergent worth all that, DIY Pinterest hype from the past couple years?
Yes, friends, yes! It really does cost pennies on the dollar, lasts for months, works for high efficiency machines, and washes just as well as store bought varieties. Making your own laundry soap also removes the chance of those big label mystery ingredients sneaking into your pants…dun duuun duuuuuun! Also because, it just feels damn good to DIY the crap out of something (that you can’t screw up too bad) okay.
We’ve experimented with several recipes out there over the past couple years, (never ending pile of laundry, sigh*), and this concoction is our favorite.
Homemade Laundry Soap
Author: Ashley
Recipe type: DIY Cleaning Product
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Serves: 12 pounds
Homemade laundry soap that will keep your clothes fresh and your wallet full!
Ingredients
- 4 pound box Borax
- 3 pounds of baking soda
- 4 pound box washing soda
- 4 bars kirks castile soap
- 20 drops of Essential oil such as Tea Tree, Lemon, or Lavender (optional)
Instructions
- Grate soap by hand with cheese grater or with food processor.
- Combine all ingredients in extra large bowl or bin. You may want to fashion a bandana mask for the mixing, as it can get a bit dusty.
- A strong whisk works well for stirring everything up.
- Place in storage containers for use. *Hint if you save your dishwasher soap bins, this recipe fits perfectly inside two of them.
- Use 1-2 Tablespoons of mixture per laundry load and place directly inside drum.
If you care to procrastinate, like I tend to do when it comes to laundry, here are some more pictures of Meg Meg’s puppies in the laundry pile for your enjoyment!
I’ve always wanted to do this! Love that you have tested it out do I know it’s good. Now I just need to find some time to make it…
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Lol I know what ya mean Katie! We should go all “old farm lady” style and sit around and make some in my yard; I’m almost due for another batch…But with booze, to you know, make things go faster.