Making your own laundry soap under $5 for years of detergent

[aemi]

cheekysaver thank you so much.

I just tried this, let's hope it turns out something useful.

[cheekysaver]

cheekysaver thank you so much.

I just tried this, let's hope it turns out something useful.

You are very welcome!

[barbs]

My only concern about a dry mix would be if the powders settle to the bottom and the soap flakes stay near the top. I decided better safe than sorry and made a liquid mix. I've only used it once so far but it seemed to work fine so I think I'll keep making it in the future. Thanks for the tip, cheekysaver.

just pick up an old food processor at a thrift store or garage sale....I just grate the soap and then run it through the food processor....volia! powdered soap!

My recipe is:

1 part soap powder
1 part washing soda
1 part borax
1 part washing soda

combine in a container, shake or stir to mix, and you're done.

I use 1 Tbsp. per load, and you can always increase it to 2 Tbsp. for extra dirty or greasy clothes.

The clothes will simply just smell clean....no chemical odours.

I was using this regularly until I started stacking coupons 2 years ago.

(One of these days I'll try making homemade laundry detergent.........I still have a bunch of bottles of detergent that I got for 'free'.)

I did try making homemade dish soap that never gelled properly.....so I lost motivation to try homemade liquid detergent......I will try this recipe sometime soon though.)

[aemi]

It would be awesome if we could make toothpaste. I buy mine natural and it's so expensive

[scrapbookingoasis]

It would be awesome if we could make toothpaste. I buy mine natural and it's so expensive

you can make tooth paste

http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/...alization.html

This is what I did
http://vanmep.blogspot.ca/2012/07/ma...oth-paste.html

We've used it - dd1 likes it. I find it works fine but it seems really wrong as it seems like I'm brushing my teeth with sugar lol. Maybe I should have put baking soda in....I can always add it now and see.

ETA: I bought xylitol from well.ca since I wasn't sure where to get it locally.

[bluerose]

Thanks for the info on the salt cheekysaver ,I am not sure if the dishwasher soap is for me but I used fruitfresh for the citric acid "maybe thats why" but yes I like to use whats at home or whats real cheap. I make my own bar soap using bacon fat from a brunch ,my soap contains lye and I use it for everything washing floors,walls, and for dirty hands. People around here like this soap for spot cleaning on clothes so I sell small peices for 1.00 the money goes to my library as a donation "share the wealth eh?"

[aemi]

you can make tooth paste

http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/...alization.html

This is what I did
http://vanmep.blogspot.ca/2012/07/ma...oth-paste.html

We've used it - dd1 likes it. I find it works fine but it seems really wrong as it seems like I'm brushing my teeth with sugar lol. Maybe I should have put baking soda in....I can always add it now and see.

ETA: I bought xylitol from well.ca since I wasn't sure where to get it locally.

This is awesome. Eventually I will try it, but for now do you have a recipe with less ingredients?

[scrapbookingoasis]

This is awesome. Eventually I will try it, but for now do you have a recipe with less ingredients?

I don't have any links off hand but if you google it you should get some recipes. There are also recipes for tooth powder (not sure if there are fewer ingredients - I wasn't interested in trying a powder)

[barbs]

Thanks for the info on the salt cheekysaver ,I am not sure if the dishwasher soap is for me but I used fruitfresh for the citric acid "maybe thats why" but yes I like to use whats at home or whats real cheap. I make my own bar soap using bacon fat from a brunch ,my soap contains lye and I use it for everything washing floors,walls, and for dirty hands. People around here like this soap for spot cleaning on clothes so I sell small peices for 1.00 the money goes to my library as a donation "share the wealth eh?"

kudos on being thrifty and using bacon grease.......my 'inexpensive' laundry soap is made with shortening (I don't eat very much bacon )

for my hand soap I use coconut oil or palm kernel oil, bought in bulk from a soap supplier.

[muggos0101]

Thanks for the info on the salt cheekysaver ,I am not sure if the dishwasher soap is for me but I used fruitfresh for the citric acid "maybe thats why" but yes I like to use whats at home or whats real cheap. I make my own bar soap using bacon fat from a brunch ,my soap contains lye and I use it for everything washing floors,walls, and for dirty hands. People around here like this soap for spot cleaning on clothes so I sell small peices for 1.00 the money goes to my library as a donation "share the wealth eh?"

Bacon Soap?!? Sell it on the internet, retire a billionaire.

[muggos0101]

I did try making homemade dish soap that never gelled properly.....so I lost motivation to try homemade liquid detergent......I will try this recipe sometime soon though.)

I made the mix one evening, it was quick prep and didn't take too long to melt. I put the liquid mix in 2 litre pop bottles, I made sure the caps were closed extra tight, then I laid them on their sides on the floor. For the next few hours I rolled/rotated them occasionally. It gelled pretty nicely, if I turn the bottle upside down it holds the shape of the bottom of the bottle, with just a thin layer of water separated, it shakes together easily.

[aemi]

mine turned out beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing this. I already washed a few times.

[muggos0101]

just pick up an old food processor at a thrift store or garage sale....I just grate the soap and then run it through the food processor....volia! powdered soap!

My recipe is:

1 part soap powder
1 part washing soda
1 part borax
1 part washing soda

combine in a container, shake or stir to mix, and you're done.

I use 1 Tbsp. per load, and you can always increase it to 2 Tbsp. for extra dirty or greasy clothes.

The clothes will simply just smell clean....no chemical odours.

I was using this regularly until I started stacking coupons 2 years ago.

(One of these days I'll try making homemade laundry detergent.........I still have a bunch of bottles of detergent that I got for 'free'.)

I did try making homemade dish soap that never gelled properly.....so I lost motivation to try homemade liquid detergent......I will try this recipe sometime soon though.)

I actually have a good food pro, but I still prefer the uniformity of a liquid mix

[PurpleBunny89]

I have a stupid top loader washing machine with NO agitator so in order to get clothes actually clean ... well unfortunately its been years. I've tried every laundry soap out there and while some do a better job then others I still fit deodorant and perfume smell on clothes. I've got quite a bit of detergent stockpiled and probably another 5-6 FPC's for detergent but would be interested in trying this at one point eventually way down the line after everything is used up if it actually did clean well.

[PurpleBunny89]

Hmm just tried to find the exact recipe for the one she does in the video and cannot find it anywhere. Basically what I remember was 5 1/2 oz soap, 1/2 cup and 1 cup of borax and washing soda, can't remember which was whic.