Saturday, August 1, 2009

Homemade Powdered Laundry Detergent

1 cup grated bar laundry soap (I use Zote)
1/2 cup washing soda
1/2 cup borax

Grate Zote. Put Zote, washing soda and borax in a food processor and blend. When it is finished the Zote will look like little pink balls in the white powder. Use 1 Tablespoon per load. For extra dirty clothes, use 2 Tablespoons.

I make this in huge batches. I keep it in a gallon mayonaise container. I think it works well. I haven't figured out how much it costs yet, but it can't be much.

3 comments:

  1. Where do you get Zote and is it skin friendly?

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  3. I buy Zote in a grocery store that caters to Latinos because it's from Mexico. We don't have any skin allergies, so it works fine for us. I've read online of people using Fels Naptha bars and Ivory Soap bars.

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