Home-made Laundry Soap!

Okay everyone, so I was searching Pintrest for a while and found some different things to try and help save money. One of the things that caught my eye was make your own laundry detergent.  Well I can say I was willing to try but I had my doubts because well it said that you only need one tablespoon per load. If that was true I was going to jump for joy (which I ended up doing) so I had  to try it because its annoying having to buy laundry soap all the time, plus its also costly. So having spent less then 20 dollars to get all the items needed, I went to work. 

I made one batch and it looks like I won't be running out any time soon. I'll let you all know how long it lasts, but I can say I've already been using it about two weeks, and lots of loads of laundry later I haven't even made a dent in it. 

These are the things you need to make it:

This was optional I just had it so I used it

•   1 4 lb 12 oz box Borax (2.15 kg or 76 oz) found in the detergent isle    
•  1 4 lb box Arm & Hammer Baking Soda (1.81 kg) found in the cooking isle, or the detergent isle.     
•  1  box Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda 55 oz (3 lb 7 oz) found in the detergent isle     
• 3 bars of Fels-Naptha soap, found in the detergent isle (if you use Zote bars use 2 bars instead, Zote can be found at Home Depot or sometimes Walmart)     
• 2 small containers of Oxy Clean or store brand Oxy Clean (try to get about 3.5 lbs total (1.58 kg)) found in the detergent isle.  I used the Dirty Jobs version. I have a baby, and a husband who is a mechanic, so there are messy clothes. 
• And I added in some washing crystals from scentsy because we had them and it make it smell that much better.
• Plus you will need a grater, as well as some trash bags and a place to store your detergent when its made. 
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Step by Step Process:

Step One ~ Your gonna have to use some strength and grate those bars of soap. {Warning: Do not let children play with it, it does look like grated cheese when its done} 

Step Two ~ Pour everything into a bag, and then get ready for mixing. I suggest double bagging it, because it is rather heavy. If you have a five gallon bucket you can mix it in there too, but I didn't have one. 

Step Three ~ Once its all mixed find a place to store it. I bought a little chip holder thing from walmart. Holds a good amount, just make sure to store whatever left over you might have in a place where it will not get wet.

Last but not least, Like I said before it only needs a table spoon, maybe two if its a really dirty load. And it works wonders, stains that where old and in clothes that had been washed before, are not stainless and clean, I can't believe it, and you only have to use so little. Below is a picture of how much I use per load and like I said it works wonders. 

I do encouarage anyone trying to save money to try this. Plus if you have kids its a great thing to make, takes out all those nasty stains that may happen.