It's been about 6 months since I've posted a Tasty Tuesday recipe. And this week's recipe isn't even tasty :) I've been up to my eyeballs in laundry since the kids came home, and honestly have had little time to experiment with new things in the kitchen. Easy tried and true recipes and things I can throw into the crockpot have been what's for dinner lately. Here's the newest recipe I've been into lately. So far, I haven't noticed a difference between this stuff and the liquid detergent we were originally using. The ingredients for about 320 loads of laundry cost around $9 which is a super deal, and it only takes about 5 minutes to mix this up. Thanks for the recipe Tara!
Homemade laundry soap:
2 bars of Ivory soap, grated
4 cups borax
4 cups Arm & Hammer washing soda
Stir Together. Use 1 tbsp per load. Yields around 160 loads
Homemade laundry soap:
2 bars of Ivory soap, grated
4 cups borax
4 cups Arm & Hammer washing soda
Stir Together. Use 1 tbsp per load. Yields around 160 loads
We use a similar recipe but with Fels-Naptha instead of Ivory, and I make it a liquid. We love it! It's gentle on our skin (I have two in the family with very sensitive skin), cheap, effective, easy to make, .... Great deal! You can also use white vinegar as a fabric softener instead buying Downy or whatever. Plus, the white vinegar helps to keep your machine smelling good and keeps gunk from building up. It does not make your clothes smell like vinegar, either!
ReplyDeleteThanks Becky! How do you use the vinegar? Sounds interesting!
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