Laundry Soap

We have been using Charlie's Soap now for about a year because we switched to cloth diapers and 2 out of 3 of us have sensitive skin. This wasn't a problem until we moved in with the in-laws and went through the soap A LOT faster which equals mucho dinero. Anyway, to counteract this problem, I ventured out into the unknown -- making our own laundry soap. It has been super successful! Clean diapers = happy baby bottom :) So, take a leap and try it yourself!

You will need:

Borax (20 Mule team cost me about $3)

Liquid Castile Soap (the whole bottle was $8 on clearance and we also use it for shampoo and body wash-maybe a post on that later)

Washing Soda (the box was $2.89)

Baking soda ($0.75)

White Distilled Vinegar ($2)

3.5 (or more) gallon bucket

2.5 gallons hot or boiling water

big spoon

Mix one cup each of the powdered ingredients (I only use 1/2 cup of the Borax). Add 1 cup of liquid castile soap.

After it's all mixed in, add 1 cup of vinegar. Once the volcano has died down, dissolve with 2 quarts of boiling water.

Then, add 2 gallons of hot water.

And you're done! Use about 1/2 cup per load. It will get chunky floaties on top the next day, but just give it a little stir before each time you do laundry and you'll be fine. My clothes come out clean and smelling fresh. You can add essential oils if you like for extra scent. I don't (yet) just because we are used to the smell of clean cloth.

I got the recipe from thesimpledollar.com

and tipnut.com/homemade-laundry-detergent/ (they have 10 different recipes)

Enjoy!