How to make your own Laundry Detergent at Home for Pennies a Load!

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Uploaded by on Jan 23, 2011

From our Sustainability Blog at http://iparker.com this video tip demonstrates how easy it is to make your own ECO-FRIENDLY laundry detergent for only pennies a load!

See our blog for cost breakdown and tips on where to buy the ingredients.
http://iparker.com/?p=253

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  • Thanks for the recipe! Just one question, how much do you use per load?

  • @lockhart36 -- Depending on how much water I use or what brand of laundry soap I have on hand ... I'll use 3 TBL to a half cup.

  • Do you ever add essential oil? I found the Duggar Family recipe said add 10-15 drops per 2 gallons of detergent. I JUST started using the detergent I made and I had to add 10 drops to ONE re-used Tide container of 100 oz before I got a load of laundry that even gave off a scent after it was done. (I don't want alot of scent, just a hint). Do you (or anyone) have an opinion of if this is okay?

  • @68mochagirl -- If you add essential oils for the purpose of leaving a scent on your clothes you are going to be wasting alot of money as most will go down the drain. I have a spray bottle that I fill with deluted theives oil (see my video for making home made theives). If I want a "scent" on my clothes, I lightly spray them when I hang them on the line to dry. If you use dryer .. why not try light spray after they come out?

  • Can I use liquid castile?

  • @bgkaay8 -- I did once when I didn't have any of my laundry bars. Worked fine for me. Was just a bit more costly.

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  • not sure if i'm going to the right blog, but your blog seems like a commercial search engine type. Has the web address changed?

  • I did not follow your instructions as I had read that the nelfad soap would work... WRONG! It does not look like your video, and it is not sudsing at all. I will not give up until I get it right... Thanks for your video.

  • hows that making ur own when ur using laundry soap to make it js

  • @lockhart36 Never mind, 1/4 cup. I see it now. :)

  • Great! Thank you.

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