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#60 - make a batch of laundry detergent


I made laundry detergent today! (Dots not included.) Recipe from here.

I've been wanting to do this for a while, since the ingredients are way cheaper than store-bought detergent and are more natural. If you want to get ingredients for this, don't get them online unless you want to pay a lot more. Fels-Naptha soap was just over a dollar at Publix, and the washing soda and borax were both around $4 (washing soda at Public, borax at Wal-Mart). I have a load in now, so results TBD...

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  1. Pennilesspo8September 16, 2013 at 2:08 PM

    I'm curious what your results will be. I've been wanting to do this too, but haven't gotten up the courage...also I can be lazy sometimes.

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    1. Katie WrenSeptember 27, 2013 at 4:52 PM

      It works really well! And you know I'm super lazy, too, which is why I had to put this on my list to make sure I would actually do it...haha.

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