I am pretty cheap. Some people are frugal, but I have been known to be plain out cheap. There are some things I have always held fast to, though. I do not buy generic toilet paper. I have been told by my husband to only buy Hunt’s Tomato Sauce (he can actually tell the difference – shucks). I use good cleaners so I don’t have to scrub things for an hour or wash them a million times to look good.
I have been using Gain for years. I love it. I love the smell and I love how well it works.
But the prices of things have gone through the roof. So I am cutting corners wherever I can and I am open to all sorts of ways to reduce my grocery bill.
I saw a recipe for homemade laundry detergent on a blog I read. I thought it looked interesting. So I tried it. You guys know I love to try things.
It actually worked great! I love this detergent. I have used it for a few months now and I don’t plan on going back. I have given samples to friends to try and shared the recipe. They like it, too.
Image from MomsWhoSave.com blog
So here is the link to the laundry detergent at MomsWhoSave.com blog.
I only wash in cold water and it works great. It is very low suds, so it should work in HE washers just fine.
The recipe calls for finely grating the bar soap, but after an awesome suggestion from a friend (thank you Lynette) I chopped up the bar and put it into my food processor. It was much faster.
Here is what it looks like up close. Give it a try. I am pretty sure you will like it.
If you are using very inexpensive soap, you won’t see much of a difference in your bill, but your laundry will show a huge difference. I didn’t see much of a difference between homemade vs. Gain (a little more favorable to homemade), but I saw a huge difference in my bill.
Kim
I have been using this same recipe for several months and love it. I have saved soooo much money and my laundry is just as clean. This is also all natural (depending on what bar soap you use).
ReplyDeleteI totally agree about generic toilet paper...tried it and will never again!
ReplyDeleteCool idea to make your own laundry soap...but doesn't that mean I have to actually DO some laundry then ;-) J/K
I switched a few months back too, and haven't looked back since! Unfortunately fels naptha isn't for sale in Canada (or at least I've never seen it) but for any canadians out there, the sunlight laundry bars will do the trick. Oh and while in the US A&H call it washing soda, for some reason in Canada its called 'so clean' which if you ask me is so annoying. Anyway, good for you for switching!!
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I am down to last last little bit in my liquid detergent and plan on getting these ingredients next shopping trip. :-)
ReplyDeletewe've made our own before and loved it!! the kids love to help too!
ReplyDeletei did this a while back... it was more of a liquid-y version. but i so want to try the powdered one. thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletesweet! Thanks for the link. I especially appreciate this because I tend to do one or two loads a day!
ReplyDeleteLOL I knew I would find you again :)
ReplyDeleteI am now a convert I think I need to try this( Just visited momwhosaves blog. She is convincing!
Glad I found you.
I made some laundry soap a while ago and have completely satisfied...though it's weird how soapy it smells to me :)
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