Hey guys sometimes you may not be able to find that coupon for your laundry detergent, or unfortunately you cannot afford it, i have found a couple great ways for you to make your own detergent from home. Making your own laundry detergent is surprisingly easy, you will need a few ingredients which can be purchased through both the internet and locally. The following are the main ingredients in homemade laundry soap:
- Soap- the most popular type of soap is fels Naptha, it is an old fashion soap and is usually found in the laundry aisle of your grocery store. another couple of great option’s are Ivory soap or Zote.
- Washing soda- Washing soda is something completely different from baking soda and do not confuse the two. The best brand to look for is arm and hammer washing soda . It is very difficult to locate this in most grocery stores but i have included a link to amazon where it can be purchased.
- Borax- A naturally occurring mineral actually called Sodium Borate. It’s purpose is a deodorizer and whitener, the best brand to look for is 20 mule team and it is available in most laundry aisles
Now that you have the ingredients list here is the recipe:
1/3 bar of soap
1/2 cup washing soda
1/2 cup borax powder
and one 2 gallon bucket
to start you Grate the soap in a sauce pan, add 5-6 cups of water until the soap melts, then mix the washing soda and borax. Stir until it is dissolved then remove from heat. pour four cups of hot water into the 2 gallon bucket. Now add the soap mixture you created in the sauce pan and stir. Now add another gallon of water and stir. Leave the soap for 24 hours, by this time it will turn into a gel.
The gel is the finished product, use 1/2 a cup a load and you have your very own laundry detergent. I add about 1/2 a teaspoon of scented oil to my soap to give it a great smell, try out a few different kinds to see what you love most.
Now for the savings, by my calculations it only costs .01 cents a load. Yes i am serious the savings are ridiculous, it does not take very much soap to create the detergent ( about 71 cents worth for every 2 gallon bucket)
So i figure for the price you cannot get a better deal i have also found a video on how to create your own soap:



