DO IT YOURSELF LAUNDRY SOAP

DO IT YOURSELF LAUNDRY SOAP

   Not everyone who reads my blog lives in the Houston area, so I thought I would share a link to the local ABC news channel where they were giving the recipe for homemade laundry soap and homemade dish soap:      URL:  http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/consumer&id=9434730   title:  Save on laundry, dishes with homemade detergent.        They even include a video.

Here is their recipe for the laundry soap, but they also show you how to make dish washing machine soap:

Homemade Laundry Detergent
Ingredients:

• 1 box (3 lbs. 7 oz.) of super washing soda
• 1 box (4 lbs. 12 oz.) of Borax
• 1 box (4 lbs.) of pure baking soda
• 3 bars of ivory soap
• 1 container (1.3 lbs.) of Oxy Clean or generic store brand
• Purex crystals (28 oz.) for scent (or you could use Downy Unstoppables)

Instructions:

1. Finely grate the ivory soap.
2. Mix all ingredients together and store in the container of your choice.
3. When you're ready to do laundry, use 1-2 tablespoons per load.

Price:

• 4 lbs baking soda - $3.18
• Washing Soda $5.98
• Borax - $4.79
• Purex - $3.99
• Store Brand Oxy Clean - $3.79

Total $21.73 / 504 washes = $.04 vs. Tide Tablets $12.99 / 38 loads = $.34


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