diy laundry soap Archives - The Mom Maven https://themommaven.com/tag/diy-laundry-soap/ Tales, Tastes & Travels Fri, 16 May 2014 18:32:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.7 https://themommaven.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-favicon-512-compressed-32x32.jpg diy laundry soap Archives - The Mom Maven https://themommaven.com/tag/diy-laundry-soap/ 32 32 5 Cents Per Load Laundry Soap https://themommaven.com/5-cents-per-load-laundry-soap/ https://themommaven.com/5-cents-per-load-laundry-soap/#comments Tue, 20 May 2014 18:00:21 +0000 http://themommaven.com/?p=29220 I LOVE it! I got 40 loads of laundry out of one container of this laundry soap. I figured out that the Borax was 42¢ per cup, and the Super Washing Soda was 47¢ per cup so my total cost was $1.86 for 40 load of laundry or $0.0465 cents per load!

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]]> I hate paying a lot of money for things I could make myself. When I came back home full time in January, I really started taking inventory of how much I was paying for every little thing. Depending on the shopping trip and coupons I was spending 10-30¢ per load for laundry detergent! That seemed like a lot of money to me, especially when I had friends posting on Facebook and Pinterest about how they make their own for pennies a load. About a month ago I decided it was time to try this for myself. I had pinned a few “recipes” to my household stuff Pinterest board so I did my research, chose a recipe from Yellowbrickhome and headed to the store.

How to Make 5¢ Per Load Laundry Detergent

5 cents a load laundry soap ingredients
There are just 3 ingredients Borax ($3.97), Fels Naptha Soap ($0.97) and Super Washing Soda ($3.24). I got all of my ingredients on the laundry aisle at Walmart. My initial investment was a total of $6.18.

grating Fels Naptha Soap

This step can be tedious, I suggest doing it in front of the television 🙂 Using a cheese grater, grate the entire bar of Fels Naptha soap. I have read that you can do this quicker with a food processor, if you have one, I don’t.
Mixing the ingredients for 5 cent a load laundry soap

Add one cup of Borax and one cup of Super Washing Soda to the grated Fels Naptha Soap and mix well. Store the 5 Cents per load laundry soap in an air tight container with a 1 Tablespoon measuring spoon.
5 cents per load Laundry Soap

How to Use 5 Cents Per Load Laundry Soap

  1. Sprinkle 1 TBS of laundry soap in the washing machine (Do Not put it in the soap dispenser-even in HE washers).
  2. Turn on the water, hot, warm or cold-doesn’t matter.
  3. Add soiled clothing.
  4. Wash and Dry as usual.

DIY 5 Cents per Load Laundry Soap

The Mom Maven’s Thoughts

I LOVE it! I got 40 loads of laundry out of one container of this laundry soap. I figured out that the Borax was 42¢ per cup, and the Super Washing Soda was 47¢ per cup so my total cost was $1.86 for 40 load of laundry or $0.0465 cents per load! My laundry has been very clean and it smells fresh too.

I am trying a different recipe this month so, I’ll be posting about that one in 4-6 weeks. Make sure you are subscribed to my feed so that you don’t miss a thing!

Have you even made your own laundry soap? Do you want to try it now? Leave me a comment and let me know what you are thinking about homemade laundry soap.

Cindy

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