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Jill has some really good recipes on making every day products at home, gift wrapping ideas, just all kinds of wonderful things to be "green," affordable, practical...can I think of any other adjectives...well you get my drift. I have emailed her blog to different people when I see something I think they might be interested in...so instead of me babbling on and on...just go and check it out for yourself.
For awhile I have seen in the blogging world homemade recipes for laundry soap. This peaked my interest.
I checked the grocery store for the items needed to make the soap and could not find everything, but the other day I was in our local Wally World and lo and behold everything I needed was right before my eyes.
Got everything for less than $10.00
It all sat on my counter for a couple of days and today was the day I decided I was going to make it.
Got out a large bowl, funnel that I had made larger where it funnels into the jar, large serving spoon and mason jars. I used Qt. jars.
Ingredients:
Recipe:
***Notice it says that it is OK for HE washers
All mixed in the bowl...SUGGESTION: Mix in the sink because a fine mist of powder could possibly cover your counter, so I have read.
Each Qt. jar (using the recommended 2 T. per load) washes app. 32 loads + small jar and I should get app. 140 loads with what I made. It didn't take long to make the batch but you get an arm work out grating the Fels Naptha Soap and that probably takes the longest.
So you decide...is it worth it? I am going to use this and see what I think. These ingredients provide deep cleaning, odor free, stain fighting, and a neutralizer, so it will be interesting to see how this works.
It would work well on hunting clothes (hunters never like their clothes smelling "April Fresh") and baby clothes if they break out with perfumes with regular laundry detergent.
6 comments:
I would love to know how it works - especially for the whites - like socks!
Cheri I would also love to know how this works. We have allergies so always use fragrance free detergents!
hugs, Linda
Count me out....I don't want to know how this works....seems like too much work to me....grating something was involved.... much easier to just go to Publix on BOGO day :)
we have been using this recipe and LOVE it!!!!!!! i have been so happy with it and i hope you are too :)
My sister made this and said it worked great! I don't know if she has continued to make it or not though. I need to ask her. It seems like it would be a great money saver. You're able to do 140 loads for $10 compared to 64 loads (of Tide that I use) for much more than that. It's a no-brainer! Hope it does a good job for you.
Every time I buy Tide I am taken back by the price. I try to use a coupon to cut down on the cost...Doubt that I would go to the trouble to make my own detergent unless their was a greater price savings or their were allergy issues. till, the idea feels very "homey", and I like that.
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