I have been waiting for months to finish off my stash of laundry detergent.
"Why?", you ask?
Because I am venturing into the land of making my own. I don't know why I get so giddy about stuff like this, but I do. Josh just says it's these kinds of little things that make him love me more:)
1 bar of castile soap
Cheese Grater
1 cup Borax
1 cup Washing Soda
1/2 cup Baking Soda
Canister w/ lid for storing
8 drops of tea tree or lavender essential oil (optional)
1/8 a cup of this mixture per load is all it takes!
WHERE TO FIND IT ALL:
First I went to Walmart and bought-
HUGE box of Borax (less than $2)
HUGE box of Baking Soda (less than $2)
Then I went to Ebates, of course!
You get 1%-5% back off of your total purchase at Soap.com
Then I found the store Soap.com and bought-
You get 15% back off your total order for first time orders
if you enter the promo code JXSH7696
PLUS - FREE SHIPPING on orders $25 or more!
I don't even know if it is necessarily more economical
(it certainly doesn't cost any more),
and I don't really know all the ins and outs of the "green" aspects either.
All I know is that you should be SUPER proud of me
for grating two bars of soap with a cheese grater and not cutting myself, ha!
I don't even know if it is necessarily more economical
(it certainly doesn't cost any more),
and I don't really know all the ins and outs of the "green" aspects either.
All I know is that you should be SUPER proud of me
for grating two bars of soap with a cheese grater and not cutting myself, ha!
7 comments:
Awesome!I've made it once before... I know how much effort it takes to carefully grate those bars of soap!
Cool! If you like doing it, I know many people who have made lots of money towards their adoptions by selling it! Like at farmer's markets, through your blog or on Etsy!
Oh wow, I never thought of that! What a great idea:)
Thanks, Megan
That would be a great idea- I use home made kitchen/bathroom cleaner and love it! Let me know if you want the recipe for that & you could have a whole line of home made green cleaners to sell!!;-)
Jennifer, that would be awesome! I've been looking for a good household cleaner recipe for us anyway:)
So far, I like the Castille soap. We have been using it on our kids during bathtime too, for consistency. It is NOT Tear free, so some people would think I am weird...but we just don't use it in the face. Theres tear free shampoo for that ;)
I am very proud of you for not 'grating' yourself. I did and it hurt like crazy!!
I am so glad your stash of detergent is finally finished!! I know how long you have been waiting to make this homemade batch!!!
We did use the Goat's milk and loved it but it is more expensive. So, when I told you we were going to do this several months ago I had already gotten the goat's milk just to try it:) It was nice but I just like the fact of making my own, ha!
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