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Money Saving Homemade Laundry Detergent
Making your own homemade laundry detergent is an excellent way for people to save money on the cost of detergent. There are many people who are seeking ways to save on expenses these days and there is no doubt that laundry detergent is expensive. If you follow these steps they will teach you how to save money for the rest of your life on the cost of laundry detergent. You will need a bar of Ivory or Fels Naptha soap, water, borax, and Arm & Hammer Washing Soda. The washing soda is not baking soda and can be found in the laundry department usually at Kroger stores. 1. You must first grate the bar of soap and add to a large pan along with the water. Stir this mixture continually over a medium to medium low heat until soap dissolves and melts. Fels Naptha has an excellent fragrance and will make your laundry smell absolutely wonderful! 2. Fill a 5 gallon bucket halfway with good hot tap water. Add the melted soap mixture, the washing soda, and borax. Stir this mixture will until all powder is dissolved and can no longer be seen. Fill bucket all the way up to top with hot tap water. Once again stir this mixture for a bit and cover. Let the mixture sit overnight so that it will thicken. The mixture will form into a thick gel. This gel will be diluted soon in step 3. 3. Fill a used and clean laundry soap dispenser half full with the gel and then fill the rest of the container will water. Shake the now full bottle of liquid laundry detergent well and also shake before each use. This recipe makes an entire 10 gallons of money saving homemade laundry detergent for under $2.00. You may also add fragrances such as essential oil to make the laundry detergent have the fragrance that you wish. This can save you a lot of money through the years to the tune of thousands of dollars because you won't need to ever buy laundry detergent again. This works for both top load and front load washers. Use 1/4 cup in a front load washer and 1/3 cup in a top load washer. MAIN - ARTICLES - BOOKS - FRUGAL - MONEY SAVING BLOG |
