I searched for 'homemade laundry detergent' on Pinterest and was very happy to find this blog post from Being Creative to keep my sanity on making detergent. This is a super easy recipe for making your very own laundry detergent. This picture is from her blog to show you what the recipe calls for.
I think the total price came to $20.
My batch ended up filling this container and the ziplock bags. I have been potty training Michele so I have done LOTS of laundry loads recently and I have been using my homemade detergent for about 6 weeks now and have only used less than 1/4 of the plastic container.
I snagged the scoop that came with my Oxyclean and use one scoop per load (a little more if a large load, a little less if a smaller load). I also have a HE washer and it works perfectly. I know you can use those scent beads (or whatever they are called) but I didn't because the smell of this is nice and clean and not too overpowering. I am so excited to see how long this lasts! $20 for many months of laundry? Yes, please.
