Natural Laundry Detergent Recipe-powdered.

I have been "on a mission" to make more of these types of products. I try to use "green" brands, but have generally found them to be expensive and less effective than the conventional products.  I've been using this for several months and am very happy with it. It's super easy to make, very inexpensive, and effective. Three ingredients:

1 cup borax *
1 cup washing soda, not baking soda **
1 bar of soap (nothing fancy)

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, shred the bar of soap.  I used my clean cheese shredder.  Any good girl from WI has a good cheese shredder!
2. Add the borax.
3. Add the washing soda.
4. Mix thoroughly.
5. Put in a container and label as laundry detergent.

Use as little as 1 tbsp. Per load of wash. I use a little bit more for a large load of wash. Easy peasy!

* Borax is really easy to find. It's at Walmart or Target with laundry supplies.

** Washing soda.  Some Ace Hardware stores carry this. I couldn't find this locally.  I fished around online to check.  Ultimately, I bought mine on line at Arm & Hammer.com. It was $2/box.

I used a bar of Peppermint Castile Soap. I found this at Trader Joes. I plan to use a different kind next time...just for fun.  Lavender?

I'm working on a natural dishwasing detergent, as well.  I'll keep you posted.