Comments on: Homemade powdered laundry soap

By: Tamsyn Spackman

Tamsyn Spackman — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:04:55 +0000

Good questions, Carissa. I haven't experimented with other scents, but I'm sure they would work just as well. And yes, technically you should use unscented for diapers. Oops. I never have. I guess it depends on if your baby has an allergic reaction to the soap. I personally like the scented because it seems like the diapers are less stinky while in the wash, but then again, I haven't tried Dr. Bronner's unscented soap, and I have a hunch that his soap is just better that way. Good luck! I'd love to know how it works out for you.

By: Carissa

Carissa — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:32:48 +0000

Have you experimented with other scents of Dr. Bronners? I'm not a huge fan of the peppermint scent, so I think I may get the rose bar and use that instead. what do you think?

As for cloth diapers - aren't you supposed to use scent free? so should I make a separate batch using the baby mild soap bar?

By: Tamsyn Spackman

Tamsyn Spackman — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:16:47 +0000

Thank you for the thumbs up, jenglo. And thank you for your recipes, Missy and dontfencemein1979. I want to try the citrus orange now.

By: jenglo

jenglo — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:46:58 +0000

Thank you so, so much for sharing this. I found it by Googling homemade laundry soap – your recipe is great because it takes way less time than homemade liquid laundry soap. I've given it a "thumbs up" on StumbleUpon and have shared samples of it with my family and friends! Thanks again!

By: Missy

Missy — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:19:44 +0000

I have recently started making my own laundry powder and I too use Dr. Bonner's. I love the citrus orange. The recipe I use is 2 cup borax, 2cups washing soda, 2 cup baking soda and 2 bars of Dr. Bonner's citrus orange castile soap. I haven't had any trouble so far with my HE front loader. I use 1 TBSP for small loads and 2 TBSP for heavy loads. That's for your post, I really enjoy your blog. 🙂

By: dontfencemein1979

dontfencemein1979 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:49:28 +0000

I have a blog post about making this up by the quart if you don't want a huge 5 gallon bucket sitting in the wash room. You can read it here: http://thepreparedhomemaker.blogspot.com/2011/03/home-made-laundry-soap-small-batch.html

I like your take on the Borax. Really, Ive seen some cautions about it but have chosen not to look into it as I have made myself paranoid to shop for groceries and the like because I know so much about the ingredients in them. So in this case I'm choosing to be blissfully ignorant!

By: Tamsyn Spackman

Tamsyn Spackman — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:16:21 +0000

Homemade soap is SOOO much cheaper than store bought stuff. Jeni, I bought the peppermint soap at Shangri La. I have seen it for a little less online. The peppermint soap is more than other bars. Fels Naptha is often used. Note that it calls for washing soda, and not baking soda. It is in the laundry section. So is borax. Not every store carries them, but Lees does. There really isn't any secret to using the powdered version. The liquid version I was making was fairly simple, but if your machine will take powder, this is easier, takes up less space, and is less messy. I'm glad I saved you a search, Ashly! This stuff is really awesome!

By: Adam McGee

Adam McGee — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:47:20 +0000

I was just thinking about this today!!! Yeah!! You saved me a google search!

By: Jenigrlsngrdn

Jenigrlsngrdn — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:34:23 +0000

Where do you get the peppermint soap?

By: Jenigrlsngrdn

Jenigrlsngrdn — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:30:46 +0000

Is it cheaper to make your own laundry detergent? This sounds like a great idea. I think I'm am going to try it anything I need to know about making my own detergent?