Laundry Detergent Powder

Made a custom label and added a Fleur de Lis scoop, using a shot glass to measure my bleach & fabric softner, tres chic!

Ingredients:

• 12 Bars Fels-Naptha Soap-Usually found on your laundry isle, or Ivory Soap (DO NOT USE Ivory Soap if you are making for use in an HE washer, use the Fels-Naptha Soap instead)
• 8 Cups Borax
• 8 Cups Washing Soda-I use Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
• 1 Large Bottle Purex Scent Enhancer (cheaper than Downy Unstoppables)
• 1 96oz Tub of Sun Oxygen Cleaner (cheaper than Oxyclean)

Directions:

• Grate the bars of soap with a cheese grater. (I use my kitchen aide attachment to finely grate the soap & it work very well, with very little effort).
• Add to a large bucket all of your ingredients ingredients; combine well.
• Add mixture in batches to your food processor with chopper blade on. This really makes the bars soap & the scent crystals blend with the powder into a nice a fine powder.
• Add to large plastic garbage bag & mix well well (I use my hands).
• Store in a large tightly sealed container. 

I store mine in an old honey pail.

Usage: Use 3 TBS for each load & 4 TBS for heavily soiled loads.

Notes:  One thing I will point out is this is very messy to make. It creates a fine dusting of powdered soap throughout the air and kitchen area. If you can deal with a lot of clean up then you will be fine. I use a large glass 2 gallon jar with a on lid. I made a custom label for my jar so it look nice on top of my dryer. The rest I store in a recycled plastic honey pail with snap on lid. This is a low suds formula and should be safe for most HE washers. *Please consult your washer manufacturer before using. *

Yields: Approx. 250-400 loads depending on how much you use per load.