Homemade Laundry Detergent

This is a great powdered detergent regardless of the type of washing machine you have. I have an HE front loading.

Ingredients:

• 2 Ivory soap bars
• 2 cups borax
• 2 cups washing soda

Directions:

• Grate the two bars of ivory soap
• add 2 cups of borax and 2 cups of washing soda
• Mix for several minutes until the ingredients are mixed well
• Store in a container you have or recycle a store bought container
• for large or heavily soiled loads use 1/4 cup
• for smaller loads use 1 to 2 tablespoons

That's it! Easy peasy! =)

Now for the exciting part... cost per load:
(cost may vary depending on where you buy your ingredients, if you pay less for ingredients your cost per load will be less)

Borax 76 oz. box $5.49 = $0.07223 per oz.
Washing soda 55 oz. box $4.59 = $0.08345 per oz.
Ivory Soap 10 pack $4.37 = $0.437 per bar

2 cups = 16 oz.

So...

Borax 16 oz. x $0.07223 = $1.16 per batch
Washing Soda 16 oz. x $0.08345 = $1.34 per batch
2 bars of Ivory soap x $0.437 = $0.87 per batch


Cost of detergent per batch = $3.37 per batch ( 1 batch renders about 20 large loads)

Cost per load (1/4 cup) = $0.17 per load !!!  YAY!

Remember - you can pay less per load if you purchase your ingredients for less than what I paid also if you have smaller loads. Our family is a family of seven; four of them hard playing, rowdy boys. =)


Have fun saving money! =)