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DIY Laundry Detergent Recipe

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Making your own laundry detergent could not be easier. I literally did it with a 10 month old on my hip (no sling!!). Ingredients:

1 cup borax
1 cup washing soda
1 cup castile soap I use the lavender scent
15 drops essential oil optional
17 cups water

Instructions:

Bring 6 cups of water to a slight boil. Once the water begins to boil, turn off the burner and add the Borax and Washing Soda. Stir to dissolve.
In a large pot or bucket combine the remaining 11 cups of room-temperature water and 1 cup Dr. Bronner's Liquid Soap
-15 drops Essential Oil (optional).
Pour the hot Borax mixture from the saucepan into the bucket or pot.
Stir the mixture together.
Pour your mixture into desired storage container.
It was that easy!

We have a HE washer so I made sure it worked with that.
You’ll only need 1-2 tablespoons per load in an HE washer.