I often dream of having a big beautiful laundry room. I tell myself it would make laundry funner. This is one that I like. The colors are just beautiful. So to get the big beautiful laundry room, I have been trying to find ways to really cut my costs on things so I was sooo excited to find this recipe/info. I have a friend that I knew made her own laundry soap, but I didn't really think more of it. Today I found a post about making my own laundry and the cost benefits and comparison to a name brand detergent. I will be making some this weekend.
This site really breaks it down into detail and does a comparison with price and cleansing power.
http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/04/09/making-your-own-laundry-detergent-a-detailed-visual-guide/
This site gives recipe. I think I will use the stain bar in mine.
My laundry breakdown compared to name brand detergent and homemade(according to the breakdown on thesimpledollar.com :
Week: 9 loads NB $1.80 HM $0.20 Saved $1.60
Year: 468 NB $93.00 HM $10.50 Saved $82.50
10 Year: 4680 NB $930.00 HM $100.50 Saved $820.50
(No wonder I feel like I am always doing laundry, because I am!!)
I figure I will have 5 kids home for at least 10 more years. I couldn't believe it. I want to go to the store and compare Idaho prices to theirs.
