So I found this recipe on a few different sites and thought I would try it out. It's supposed to be safe for HE washers and so far it hasn't messed mine up :-) The difference is that you use just 1/4 cup per load for the HE and 1/2 cup per normal washer load.
Instead of just giving you the recipe I'll give credit to the site that I actually used the recipe from The Family Homestead. The only thing I did different from the recipe was that I put in 2/3 of a bar of the Fels Naptha soap. I grated it with my food processor.
I was actually shocked at how simple this recipe was to make. She also has a break down of how much the soap costs to make. A whopping .71 for about 2 gallons. That works out to be .01 cent per load. But I think that's a normal load so it's half that for an HE washer! Gotta love it!
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I've wanted to try this- where did you get the supplies? can you add fragrance like with essential oils?
This is exactly what I use, too! To Kelly: I've never tried to add fragrance so I don't know how that would work.
My one problem has been stain removal. I finally broke down and bought some oxi-clean spray because the homemade treatments I read about just didn't cut it. Perhaps if I automatically treated every stain the day or moment they happen, I wouldn't have to use commercial stain removers, but I don't. And for now, I've accepted that.
All that said, I love the laundry soap and it is a money saver! Now I can't stand the artifical smell of laundry soap. We make our own household cleaners, too. Vinegar is my new best friend!
This is exactly what I use, too! To Kelly: I've never tried to add fragrance so I don't know how that would work.
My one problem has been stain removal. I finally broke down and bought some oxi-clean spray because the homemade treatments I read about just didn't cut it. Perhaps if I automatically treated every stain the day or moment they happen, I wouldn't have to use commercial stain removers, but I don't. And for now, I've accepted that.
All that said, I love the laundry soap and it is a money saver! Now I can't stand the artifical smell of laundry soap. We make our own household cleaners, too. Vinegar is my new best friend!
This is the soap recipe we use too, and we like it a lot! I even make extra and give it to a friend of mine, she supplies the fells Naptha.
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