Homemade laundry detergent?

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Hi Debbie

here are a couple of ideas for you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I3ssxAKrRM

https://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/cheap-simple-homemade-laundry-detergent/

I tried this myself but found it was more time consuming and costly than buying detergent in the stores and it is not really good for HE washers (high efficency)

1 cup Borax

1 cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda

1 bar Fels Naptha

Water

You can add 10-15 drops of essential oils if you want a scent

Grate bar soap and add 4 cups HOT water in a large pot. Heat on stove until soap is melted. Pour into a 5 gallon bucket. Add Borax & Washing Soda and mix until dissolved.

Add water to the 5 gallon mark (you will want to mark ahead of time where 5 gallons hits since buckets aren't exactly that size). Cover and sit for 12 hours then stir again.

This is a concentrated mix so fill your laundry dispenser 1/2 full of mix then 1/2 of water.

Use 1/2 cup for top load, 1/4 cup for front load

In an empty 1 gallon water bottle (with its cap):

1 cup Borax + 1 cup Washing Soda + 1/2 cup salt. shake dry ingredients to mix.

1 pint Pinalen + hot water to fill bottle within 2” of the top.

shake to mix.

Sometimes the Borax will settle to the bottom and so re-shake before use.

Concentrated, so I use half of normal detergent.

Here you go:

https://sixdollarfamily.com/diy-laundry-soap-castile-soap-laundry-detergent

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/clean/fabric/diy-laundry-detergent-12520677

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/clean/house/q-homemade-laundry-detergent-33240583?expand_all_questions=1

Hello. Here’s a link that might be helpful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B39F514tS58

Just combine 2 parts borax, 2 parts washing soda, and 1 part soap flakes in making your laundry detergent.

Here is how to make homemade laundry detergent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj3KuWv0Ujk

This should help: https://www.hometalk.com/diy/clean/house/homemade-laundry-detergent-and-why-it-works-so-well-1406055

Here is a homemade laundry detergent recipe for you: https://divascancook.com/homemade-laundry-detergent-recipe-requested/

Here are some ideas: https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=Laundry%20detergent

This is a popluar one: https://www.hometalk.com/diy/clean/fabric/diy-laundry-detergent-inexpensive-5325371

Here is a borax free laundry detergent tutorial https://www.hometalk.com/diy/clean/diy-liquid-laundry-detergent-borax-free-7423344

https://divascancook.com/homemade-laundry-detergent-recipe-requested/