Homemade Laundry Soap

With our wonderful new addition to our family, our monthly budget got...well...lets say a little bit tighter. So of course I'm always looking for ways to save money. This summer, I found a recipe for homemade laundry detergent. Since laundry detergent takes a large portion of my weekly allowance for groceries and household items,  I decided to try.

Laundry Soap:
1 c. washing soda (about 2.50 for a box)
1 c. borax (2.98 for a box)
1 bar soap (my recipe I found called for Fels Napa soap, but this soap has no smell, so I substituted with Dove soap)
(Borax and washing soda can be found in the laundry detergent aisle in your store.)

 Step 1. Grate your bar of soap using a cheese grater.
Step 2. Combine ingredients into container.
Step 3. Mix
--Yep, it's that easy!
1 tbsp./ load of laundry. I know this sounds like a small amount of laundry detergent, but that small scoop packs a powerful punch of cleaning power!

I tripled the recipe, making three batches. I figured if I'm making it, I might as well make a big batch!
I had the chance to try this on my laundry this afternoon, it turned out great! My clothes were stain free and smelled great!!