Made homemade laundry detergent today! So far so good.....

 We got up bright and early this morning and made some homemade laundry soap! We had a lot of fun making this together and the end result was really great. The clothes smelled fresh and looked really clean when I hung them out to dry. 

The kids thought it was funny to grate soap with the cheese grater :)

Adding the tangerine essential oil to the fabric softener crystals.

                                     Mixing it all together. 

                     Proud of their yummy smelling laundry soap :)


Here is the recipe for all the brave souls willing to give it a try:

1 cup grated bar of soap (We used Dr. Bronner's natural lemon scented soap)
2 cups Washing soda
2 cups Borax
1/2 cup baking soda

Mix it all together and add your own blend of essential oils if you wish. Have fun creating different laundry scents. About 40 drops or less should do it. 

Add 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup of laundry soap per load. 

We also made homemade fabric softener crystals since we were hanging our laundry out to dry. 

2 cups epsom salt
20 drops essential oils (If desired) We used the same tangerine we had used for our dishwasher detergent and it smelled really good. 

Add 1-2 Tbsp per load. 

Enjoy your natural and economical laundry soap :)