Do It Yourself Laundry Detergent

This is easy, natural and best of all it totally works! 2 of the main ingredients are Borax powder and Washing Soda. I never used these before and ended up ordering them on Amazon. They can be used for SO MANY THINGS! I highly recommend ordering in bulk, they are not expensive.

Now for the recipe:

Detergent:

1 cup Borax powder - I ordered on amazon but I think whole foods and most health food groceries carry it

1 cup washing soda - again, I ordered it on amazon, not sure where it is locally but it's cheap and you can use it for all sorts of cleaning stuff

1/4 cup baking soda

1 bar of castille bar soap (I always use Dr Bronners, I grabbed a bar at whole foods for $3.00 but if you order online I think it's cheaper and any type of castille will do)

How to:

Grate the bar of soap in food processor to with a cheese grater (which is what I did)

Combine all ingredients in a large jar or bucket and mix it up. I use about 1/4 cup per large load and that's plenty

THE ABOVE IS WHAT I USE AS ITS EASY TO PREPARE.

BELOW IS A RECIPE FOR LIQUID SOAP IF YOU PREFER

To make a liquid version of this soap you need a big 5 gallon bucket with a lid (you can get these at  costco usually in the bakery for free as they use them for ingredients) 

Dissolve the grated soap in a saucepan with about 4 cups of water.

Fill the 5 gallon bucket up with about 4 gallons of hot tap water and pour the powders in there. Add the dissolved bar soap to the mix and stir very very well.

Put the lid on and let it sit overnight.

Stir it again the next day and its ready! You can pour a portion of it into a smaller gallon jar or bottle (so you can actually lift it). Use as you would normal detergent.

I have a brand new HE washer and it seems totally compatible in case you were concerned.