Sunday, July 29, 2012

Homemade Laundry Detergent




I have done much research with trying all out and this is my method.
*note* I have a front load HE Samsung washer
Recipe***

* 1- 4lb box of "Borax"
*note* this is in the laundry isle at most grocery stores, usually on the bottom shelf
* 1- 4lb box of "Arm & Hammer Baking Soda"
*note* this is usually in the baking isle
* 1- 55oz box of "Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda"
*note* this was in the Laundry isle, also on the bottom shelf
* 2- 3lb boxes of "Oxyclean"
*note* these may weigh a little more and you don't have to use it, but I have all boys and I feel I have too!
* 3- Bars of "Fels-naptha Soap"
**note* you will need to put these in a food processor or grate them by hand.
*note* OK this was hard to find at first, but once you do its no problem! I found it in the cleaning supply isle on the bottom shelf. Some have found it in the laundry isle and some in the soap isle. ALSO, you can use Ivory bar soap (I did and had no problem), and I have read you can use any bar soap, but this I don't know. I personally have only used the Fels-Naptha & Ivory.
* 2- containers of the "Downy Unstoppables"
*note* I mix these into my detergent that I am using, as I go (this makes ALOT of detergent, so I don't put it all into one huge container. I split it into 3 BIG containers.) I do this because I felt like without it, the detergent did not have any smell at all (which some love).

I take a garbage can and put a clean bag into it and then slowly mix all the ingredients together except the downy unstoppables. I only add these into the container that Iam using, so that they don't loose their smell.

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