Laundry Detergent Day

This year Im trying to save money by making things instead of buying them. I found a receipe online on making Laundry Detergent so I decided to give it a try.

Its easy:

1/2 Cup Borax

1/2 Cup Washing Soda

1 Bar of Soap

*Optional- Essential Oils

It makes about 16 ounces but I do a lot of laundry so i doubled it.

1. Grate the bars of soap. This was the hardest part and I almost bled my own blood 3 times--be careful!

I made a mess and realized I needed a way bigger bowl!!!2. Add the washing soda

3. Add the Borax 4. Stir, stir, stir!
5. I read somewhere not to add essential oils to your laundry detergent but I never ready why. I like things to smell good, so I figured "Meh, what harm will it do?" and did it anyway.
6. I stirred more and put it into an empty coffee can.
I guess he thought "Hey, mom's busy. She won't notice if I take out every single water bottle"

It's that simple. Took maybe 10 minutes to do and 9.5 of that was grating the soap. It smells really good like Dove and Lavender. I used Dove because I like the smell but you can use Zote, Fels-Naptha, etc.

Also, use white vinegar in your Downy Ball as a fabric softener. I havent tried this yet because I still have a huge-ass jug of softener from Costco but I read it works really well!!!

If you want more smell, put a few drops of essential oil on a clean wash cloth and throw it in the dryer with your clothes.