Homemade Laundry Soap

I thought I'd give homemade laundry soap a try. I have always used Tide and some yummy smelling fabric softener or dryer sheet. I appreciate perfectly clean - non-stained - clothes & perfectly white whites 100% of the time. I have to admit though that my standards have dropped. Either, Tide wasn't doing its job or my kids are crazy dirty... And I truly think it's the first! I don't call myself a laundry pro but I certainly appreciate laundry done right. Since laundry detergent is super expensive I thought I'd give this recipe a try and I must say that I think that it does exactly what Tide did or better. And by that I mean it gets 99% of everything out at a small fraction of the cost. Here's what I do and the glorious thing is that it's pretty flexible, so feel free to adjust to your desire (just keep the Felsnaptha, washing soda and borax):

Homemade Laundry Detergent 

1 shredded bar of Felsnaptha (I grate it and then run it through the blender to make it super fine)

2 cups Borax

2 cups Arm & Hammer Washing Soda

1 cup Oxi Clean

*I've also added salt, a shredded bar of Dial soap, commercial powder detergent and/or Gain unstopables... This is the part that you can customize!!

I was told to use 1-3 Tablespoons per load for a regular washer...1 for small loads, 2 for regular & 3 for large or really dirty loads. I have an HE machine and a water softener so I use about half that. 

My only complaint is that it is scent-less (if that's a word!) So, I just make sure I use fabric softener or a dryer sheet. I liked the Gain Unstopables but they are super expensive and it wasn't worth it!

*This has ALWAYS taken out fresh/new stains!!

*I usually double this recipe... it costs about $4.50/recipe and it lasts about 5 months. 

*It is super easy to make...once I shred & blend the Felsnaptha all I do is scoop and mix. Easy, peasy!

*It works with a regular washing machine and an HE machine (I put it directly with the clothes just to prevent any clogs in the machine. I have never heard of it happening and I don't think it will happen but I don't want to risk anything!)