Part of my effort to save money and pay off debt is to become frugal in my lifestyle. I admit that I sometimes find this to be difficult because I believe that for the most part my finacé and I are already pretty frugal. To my delight I found a neat idea via pinterest (I'm addicted to pinterest) - Homemade Laundry Detergent! How cool is that!? After reviewing many many many recipes I can up with the following combination to try. Here it is:
Homemade Laundry Detergent
- 1 box of Washing Soda (Sodium Carbonate)
- 1 box of Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)
- 1 Box of Borax
- 2 bars of Ivory Soap
- 1 container of Downy Unstopables
- 1 large container with lid for mixing and storage
Instructions
- Grate ivory soap on the fine part of your grater and add to container
- Mix full box of Washing Soda, Borax and baking soda into container.
- Add in a mix entire container of your favourite scented Downy Unstopables and mix
Each ingredient was easily found at the grocery store and I already had ivory soap at home. After I had my detergent mixed up, I removed the label from the Down Unstopables container and filled it up with detergent for easy use. I can just fill up the lid (about 1/4 cup or less per load) and use it for a load of laundry. I expect that this amount of detergent will last about 1 year.
How much did I pay for this wonderful detergent?
Approximately:
Washing Soda (Sodium Carbonate) - $8.00
Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) - $5.00
Borax - $12.50
Ivory Soap (Already had) - (about $0.50/bar)
Downy Unstopables - $7.00
Total: $33.50 (1 year for 2 people home)
What we used to buy:
Tide Liquid Laundry Soap (50 oz ) - $12.00
Downy Fabric Softner (77 oz) -$10.00
Total: $22.00 (25 loads)
We usually do about 2 and half loads of laundry per week including towels and other linens.
COMPARISON PER LOAD COST:
(based on 130 loads of laundry per year)
Homemade $0.26
Store Bought: $0.88
SAVINGS = $0.62 cents per laundry load or $80.60 per year
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