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How To Make Your Own Laundry Detergent

in DIY on 01/09/12

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How To Make Your Own Laundry Detergent!

How To Make Your Own Laundry Detergent

Tamona is here with another great DIY project:

I can barely choose which project to do each week.

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This week I decided to teach you to make your own laundry detergent. The formula is very simple and cannot be ruined.

Basic (small scale 5 gallon bucket)

Recipe:

  • 2 cups of Borax
  • 2 cups of Washing Soda
  • 1 cup Vinegar or Water (optional and can be replaced with water)
  • 2 bars of soap
  • *Fill 5 gallon bucket with water*

Basically, you use equal parts Borax and Washing Soda. If you are making a smaller container of detergent, then just fill whatever container you use with hot boiling water.

The amount of Borax and Washing Soda can be tweaked as long as you keep them equal.

In this video I used twice the amount of ingredients because I made a 10 gallon bucket.

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To make DIY Laundry Tablets – use equal parts soap, washing powder, and Borax, mix well then add 1/2 – 3/4 cup white vinegar – you can also add 20 or drops of Essential Oils whatever fragrance you like – I use Lavender.

Mix well and it should be the consistency of sand – a little moist but not overly wet. Then place in ice cube trays or whatever you want to shape it the way you’d like.

Let them sit out for 24 hours, then pop them out – put them in an airtight container and keep them in a cool dark place. They should last a few months – not that you won’t use them in that time – lol

DIY Laundry Detergent Tablets
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  1. Roberta Rosancrans via Facebook says

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    i make my own i figured it costs about $1 a gallon and it works just fine!

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  2. Grocery Shop For FREE!! via Facebook says

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    Nice – I think it’s a great idea!

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  3. Tamona says

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    Roberta do you carry some with you when you leave home? I try and keep some in a small jar in my car or in my purse. I use it as a stain lifter when I am out and it is amazing! My sons play football and they always have a white jersey for away games. YES, white! What were they thinking? Well, I am the only parent who doesn’t have tons of grace stains by the end of the season lol! It works to fool the other team into thinking your kid doesn’t play much too lol!

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