Cleaning up in 2013

Make your own laundry soap.

Ingredients:

1 bar Fels Naptha soap, or any (sold by the mops in most stores)

1 cup Borax powder (sold in the soap aisle)

1 cup washing soda (sold in the soap aisle and is by arm and hammer)

1/2 cup oxyclean. (I use the generic stuff from the dollar store)

Grate your bar of soap. You can you use the grater blade on your food processor. Add all the ingredients to a large bowl. Mix well. 

To use:

Use 2 heaping tablespoons per full load. Add it at the beginning before the clothes so that it has time to dissolve. This will not suds up. But your clothes will be very clean and fresh.

Store in a container with a lid.

If you find that your clothes still look dingy, it could be because you have hard water. Try adding a little salt (a couple of tablespoons) to help soften your water.

Enjoy.