Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent
This Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent will leave your clothes clean and smelling fresh while saving you money. Made with just 5 ingredients, it is so easy!
DIY Liquid Laundry Detergent
It's time to start saving money! This Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent will leave your clothes clean and smelling fresh but won't break your budget. Looking for other budget-friendly household products? Check out my DIY Homemade Febreze!
Laundry...my arch nemesis! Just when I think I have won, I look at my family and see they are fully dressed.😩 In no time at all, our hampers once again have dirty clothes in them and the battle starts again. As a mom of four sweethearts, it is 100% realistic to do seven loads of laundry each week. Yes, that is one load every day...365 loads each year!Laundry is definitely an area that I can save money. If I were to buy basic Tide liquid laundry detergent, I would spend about 18¢ per load. Instead, I have created my own Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent at just 3¢ per load. It will leave your clothes clean and smelling fresh while saving you money. You can't go wrong with that!
Check out my simple tutorial below and prepare to be amazed!
What do you need to make DIY Liquid Laundry Detergent?
- 1 gallon hot water
- 1/4 cup Super Washing Soda
- 1/4 cup baking soda
- 1/3 cup castile soap
- 15 drops of your favorite essential oil
- large spoon to stir
- 1-gallon glass container
How do you make Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent?
- Add Super Washing Soda and baking soda to glass container.
- Pour enough water into container until sodas are covered.
- Stir with a large spoon until dissolved.
- Add remaining water until about 1 inch from the top.
- Add castile soap and essential oil. Stir gently. (Be sure to do this after the water is added, or you will have a bubbly mess!)
- Use 1/3 cup per load of laundry.
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Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent
This Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent will leave your clothes clean and smelling fresh while saving you money. Made with just 5 ingredients, it is so easy!
Materials
- 1 gallon hot water
- 1/4 cup Super Washing Soda
- 1/4 cup baking soda
- 1/3 cup castile soap
- 15 drops of your favorite essential oil
Tools
- large spoon to stir
- 1-gallon glass container
Instructions
- Add Super Washing Soda and baking soda to glass container.
- Pour enough water into container until sodas are covered.
- Stir with a large spoon until dissolved.Add remaining water until about 1 inch from the top.
- Add castile soap and essential oil. Stir gently. (Be sure to do this after the water is added, or you will have a bubbly mess!)
- Use 1/3 cup per load of laundry.
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break zote or napa soap into chuncks, microwave until it poofs up HIGH, I stand and watch it, then let it cool, put in blender and it will turn to powder, much easier on your drain pipes than the grated soap!!! It is one more step but way worth it!!! OH and the scent of your soap while microwaving is so very strong so open a window, my microwave never held on to the scent.
Thank you so much for this great advice! I will definitely be trying it on my next batch!
Can you use this in a high-efficiency washing machine?
Yes you can.
When I add the washing soda to the water, it becomes hard as a rock and won't dissolve easily. Am I doing something wrong?
I am so sorry you are having that issue. I have made this recipe several times and have never experienced that. I will continue to research it and will let you know if I find an explanation.
Thank you for this recipe. My kids and I have dry skin and so I'm switching to a chemical free detergent to see if it helps. We also cloth diaper. Do you know if I can use this on cloth diapers without a buildup forming? Thanks!
I really hope this detergent is just what your family needs. As for diapers, I can't say for sure, but I would assume it would work just fine. My diaper days are far behind me, so I can't say I have tried it.
Hi. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe. Two days after I made my detergent, it started to solidify. I have to shake my glass container to loosen everything up. Has this ever happened before?
I have had my detergent separate a bit but never solidify. I will definitely do some research, and if I find what might be causing this, I will definitely let you know.
I've been making powdered laundry soap with a grated fels naptha, washing soda, baking soda, and borax. Can I add borax to this?
I have never tried it myself, but I definitely think it would work to do so.
Hi, I made the laundry detergent as your recipe said, but it came out really thin and watery, instead of like store bought which is a bit thicker when it pours. Is this your experience, too?
Yes, I would definitely say this detergent is a bit thinner than store-bought.
Thicker, or thinner? Does it thicken as it sits?
I am so sorry. I meant to say thinner than store-bought detergent. I have edited my previous comment to show this.
I am so happy to have found a recipe that doesn't include borax or fels napa (which I heard cab still be harmful even though they are natural chemicals). I am slowly switching to natural DIY products (I make lotion, perfume, and mouthwash currently) and this was next on my list. Do you have a body wash recipe as well? Thanks a bunch love!
I do love this recipe also! Works well, is very inexpensive, and smells amazing! I do not have any body wash recipes, but I am sure there are some amazing ones out there.