How to make your own homemade laundry detergent

Laundry detergent can be a big money leak. Here's how to cut your laundry detergent costs by 85%, saving you $8 for just 10 minutes' work making your own detergent!

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• laundry

[143summer28]

@mecrazy777 No problemo, good for you! =) Yeah the charge for laundry soap is crazy huh? Lol.. Happy washing!

[mecrazy777]

@143summer28 Thanks!! I've made it and am using it. My clothes seem to come out clean and smelling fine. Thanks so much!! Love to save money. Only problem is that now whenever I'm in the store and see how much they charge for Laundry Soap it makes me REALLY mad to think of how much money I've wasted over the years!! Thanks again!!

[143summer28]

@mecrazy777 Yeah this recipe is ideal for HE machines because it makes low suds. people think the more suds you see is "cleaning" your clothes, but its the ingredients in the detergent that really cleans your clothes not the suds.

[rangerclass7s]

just made a batch, i live in mexico and it was a bitch to get borax and washing soda i actualy used 100 percent soda ash for pools i belive it the same stuff i hope soo, soo says my research and label reading, but i used a drill and a mixer padlle. lets see how it does tomorrow thanks

[Tommytune45]

Your actual cost is less than 2.5 cents a load unless according to your receipt you added H Mill Rye Flour to your detergent! I think the actual cost is 2.22 cents a load. I appreciate your economy of talk, too. Very nice.

[mecrazy777]

@junekentucky Good Idea!!

[mecrazy777]

Is this fine to use in HE machines?

[junekentucky]

@kululu99 I use dove hypoallergenic bar soap and when it gets down to a sliver, I throw it in a bag to dry. I just used 7oz of that grated up to make me 5 gallans of laundry soap. I also put in a cup of standard washing liquid to keep it in a liquid state (antijelling in the store bought stuff). I also added 3 TBS of lavendar oil so it smells nice.. This is my third batch in over a year so it lasts a long time. I use 2liter soda bottles for storing it under the sink.

[NaomisNutritionNook]

I appreciate the humorous pop-up comments added to keep things interesting ;) "Soap chunks" sure can be a pain! LOL

[eLoveCR7]

wow just the borax in LA is like 4.99 and on sale! yours was less than 3 bucks what a rip off!