For about a month I have been using homemade detergent. I have a couple of friends who also use it and love it! Everybody seems to have their own spin on it. I made up two different kinds, one for diapers and one for everything else. Diapers need very little soap, surprising, I know. One tip is to grade your soap then let it sit out to dry. Then when you process it, it will get finer. Fels, washing soda, and borax are available at most Price Choppers (Roe and 63rd/Blue Ridge for sure). I get the glycerin at Whole Foods. Borax is available at Target. You can get Oxiclean at the dollar store.
Missy's Diaper Mix
1/2 cup unscented glycerin soap grated
1/2 cup washing soda
1/2 cup borax or Oxiclean, both are non chlorine bleaching agents
Mix it all up in a food processor, a double batch fits in a 32 oz cottage cheese container. When you are ready for wash'n put in 1 tbsp, fill up the machine, put in the diapers, and a 1/2 cup vinegar in a Downy ball.
Powdered Laundry Detergent
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar, grated and dried
1 cup Arm and Hammer super washing soda
1/2 cup borax
Grate soap and process in a food processor until powdered. Mix all ingredients. For light load, use 1 Tablespoon. For heavy or heavily soiled load, use 2 Tablespoons. Yields: 3 Cups detergent. (Approx. 40 loads)
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