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crownedbee
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Those who are trying to save money...
crownedbee
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I just posted this on twitter and my blog's FB fan page, but I thought I'd let you gals know too because this is a great way to save money and I know a lot of you are trying to do that right now.
Last July I made my own laundry detergent. It was really easy, and it's the powder stuff so you don't have to cook it or anything. I tripled the recipe I had, and made a batch of laundry detergent that cost $7.71 to make.
I JUST NOW made another batch. I went 7 months on what I made in July. You can't buy crappy laundry detergent for $1.10 a month. And my stuff is eco friendly.
Here is the recipe if you're interested. 
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Re: Those who are trying to save money...
I can honestly say after 7 months of use, my clothes get cleaner using this stuff than they ever did when I was using commercial laundry detergent.
The bulk of the time making this stuff is grating the bar of soap. Otherwise, you measure out a little borax, washing soap, and oxiclean (if you want to use it). Stir it up and you're ready to wash some clothes.
If you do what I did the first time I made it and triple the recipe, it'll last so long that it will be worth the time you spend making it.
Also, my clothes just smell clean. None of that fake smelly crap.
That's almost the same as my recipe, K, except mine doesn't use baking soda and the measurements are on a much smaller scale.
Does it work better now that you run the soap through the food processor?
When I found my recipe, someone mentioned that large pieces of soap don't dissolve well so I made sure to get mine more like powder and I've never had a problem.
Yes, it will work just fine. I have put it in before and watched it dissolve before I added any clothes and it hardly sudses up at all.
I'm confused- it cost $7 something for 78 loads? Or $7 something for the triple batch?
At Target, I pay $6 or less for a bottle of Purex Clear that will do 60 loads.
Both, AKA. The triple batch cost $7.71 to make and did roughly 78 loads. But I'm thinking maybe my math was off because I'm sure we do more than 11 loads of laundry a month.
ETA: Will that bottle of Purex actually do 60 loads? Because those companies count the number of loads a bottle of detergent will do by the LEAST amount recommended for a load--so if you only fill your little cup to the 1 every time you do a load, yes it will do 60. But if you do what most people do and fill it to 2 or 3 you're only looking at 20-30 loads. This recipe will do 78 actual loads. More if you have light loads often.
Not bad. I almost always get this price because it's usually on sale, but I also like to know how to make stuff myself. It's the post-industrialist in me. A few months ago I bookmarked the site kdodge posted- now I just have to actually try it.