Why am I going GREEN?

Because it's the cool thing to do these days.

NOT!

I'm going green because I am broke!

Totally uncool. right?

Well It's the truth. I've dealt with it, so can you.

grin.

There are of course other reasons; This just being the number one!

The beginning of my "going green" series : Laundry detergent. With a family of four ,including an infant and a seven year old boy, detergent gets expensive real quick.

I've been going back and forth on the idea of using homemade laundry detergent for quite a while. Is it really worth it? Will it get our clothes clean? Will it leave a fresh yummy smell?

Upon searching for laundry detergent recipes I ended up finding them right here. On my bloglist.

Not knowing which ingredients are readily available nearby I wrote down multiple recipes from :

Gramkinpaperstudio

Duggar family

Pink and Polka Dot

All ingredients were found at Wal-mart except for the Felsnapth soap and the Washing soda. Both of these were found at Kroger. Starting with Gramkinpaperstudios  suggested recipe :

'BORAX LAUNDRY SOAP: (can be stored in a tight container)

INGREDIENTS:
•12 cups Borax
•8 cups Baking Soda
•8 cups Washing Soda
•8 cups Bar soap (grated)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.Mix all ingredients well and store in a sealed tub
2.Use 1/8 cup of powder per full load'

For me this was a HUGE batch. I only used 1/3 of this recipe and stored it in a container I found at the Dollar Tree (I told you I love this store)

Does it work?

Let me tell ya', My husband rebuilds wrecked vehicles for insuance companies and to sell . That means he comes home from head to toe in grease,putty,paint and primer (you name it, he's covered in it)

sigh.

This laundry detergent . gets. his. clothes.clean. seriously. It .works.

IS it gentle?

Me and my two boys break out in rash if you look at us the wrong way. Very sensitive skin. After a month of use, I see no reason not to say it's gentle.

2 thumbs up from momma!

I just ran out today. I'm going to go whip up a new batch now!

What do you think? Have you tried any of these recipes? Do you like them? What were your pro's and con's?

I found this "Super Mom" : Creating a house of Grace
She has some amazing cleaning ideas and is super motivating.
I'll be joining her in Fall cleaning :

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