Just click on the image to read it more clearly. I have only made the Liquid Laundry Detergent so far, but my mother-in-law has tried to the Powdered Laundry Detergent. However, after trying both, she prefers the liquid.
When I have made it, I always double the recipe. If you do that, you need to make sure you have a 5 gallon bucket to put it in. Otherwise, the only other tip I have is to use a fine cheese grater to grate the Fels Naptha soap. This is somewhat time consuming, but the the detergent turns out much better with a fine grater.
The ingredients needed for the detergent (Fels Naptha soap, Mule Team Borax and Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda) can sometimes be tricky to find. I was able to get them all at a local grocery store, but I am pretty sure you can purchase them online if you can't find any of the ingredients at a store. Lastly, you can also add essential oils if you want it to have a scent. I haven't tried this yet, but was thinking I'd like to sometime. But I also don't mind the scent of the Fels Naptha (which is pretty much all you smell in the final detergent).
Let me know if you try this and what you think!
2 comments:
cool i'll try this!
but one burning question:
can you wash cloth diapers in it?
(and what kind of cloth diapers do you use?)
Good question :) I actually don't know a firm answer, but did a little research on it through blogs and such a few months ago, and it sounds like people don't recommend it (for the same reason you can't use regular detergent with cloth diapers). We buy "Country Save" detergent for our diapers and only use 1 Tbs. of detergent with each load (also very cheap).
And we primarily use FuzziBunz diapers. I had a friend who had a cloth diapering business and was able to get some good deals on them --and we really like them! I know they're a little more spendy than other cloth, but they have worked great for us.
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