Our Small Haven

Homemade Laundry Detergent

We went with a powder detergent for simpleness.

Here are the ingredients:

Pretty simple! & cheap.

Grade the bar of soap, mix in 1/2 cup of the borax and 1/2 cup of the washing soda. (I add a little extra of both just to feel like a winner, it's a habit)

It looks just like graded cheese, but the smell is pretty strong so don't worry about wanting to eat it :)

Mix everything together and voila!

I stored my mixture in a tupperware container, and only a tablespoon or two is required when washing, but I use about four.

We have been using it for a week and it really seems to be working well; The loads come out smelling delicious. The Fels-Naptha soap it pretty hard core and wont mix in all the way, but if you wash with warm or hot water it works just fine. If you wash with cold water I would say use a soap like Ivory.

Enjoy<3