Coupon Queeny's Homeade Laundry soap

I have always wanted to try making our own laundry detergent but as a Coupon Queen we almost never have to pay more than $0.99 for detergent. Even though we are able to get detergent for next to nothing there are many more reasons for making your own detergent

Allergies-my boys and I have very sensitive skin, every thing irritates it except the new CQ Detergent. It smells just like detergent and cleans even better than store bought.

• Chemicals-All natural ingredients


• Stain Remover-Arm 'n Hammer washing powder is a natural stain fighter. You can soak the clothes in the washing powder for more stain fighting, but I washed 2 shirts with the exact same stain and the CQ Detergent shirt came out cleaner.


• HE machine safe-Yes actually better for HE machines. This uses less suds as well as HE washers.


• Packaging-Use your own packaging instead of putting more plastic or boxes into our landfills


• Price-The price alone is worth it @ $0.03 per load compared to $0.15-$0.20 with store bought detergents


• That is over $200.00+ that you are saving by making your own detergent.

There are other recipes for liquid detergent that you can make but this one is simpler for my family, my kids can be involved in making it also. The liquid requires a 5 gal bucket and frequently turns to a gel state

Here is how the detergent is made. It only took me about 15 min to make from start to finish with 3 kids.

Ingredients:

· 1 box of borax (76 oz)
· 1 box of Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda (55 oz)
· 1 bar of soap, grated (you can use Dial, Ivory, Fels Naptha, or Zote)

Directions:

• 1 cup Borax
• 1 cup Arm 'n Hammer washing soda
• 1 bar of soap grated (I used my pampered chef grater, but you can use a regular grater, food processor, magic bullet or just about anything)
• Mix all ingredients into mixing bowl. Stir, Stir, Stir until you have a fine powder consistency. I actually used my Magic Bullet once it was all mixed. It was super fast!
• Then store in container of your choice with a lid. You can re-use a container or use a Rubbermaid type container.

Grated Soap

Borax + Arm Hammer

Use:

• (2) Tbsp for large loads
• (1) Tbsp for small loads

Yields:

• (1) batch will yield 64 Large loads

I wanted to see how it worked on stains and believe it or not it worked better! We rubbed dirt and Grass on the front of this shirt and it took it all out with out a pre-soak.

Before with stain

After!!! NO STAIN
You may like your clothes to smell like Snuggle or Downy and you can still have that. Just add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to powder before mixing. (Lavender works well)