How to Make Laundry Products

If you do your own laundry, you already know that laundry products aren't cheap. The cost can add up to a considerable amount over the course of a year. If you take some time to make your own laundry products, you'll cut a wide swath through your yearly laundry budget.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• 1 bar of your favorite soap
• 1 box of Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
• ½ cup borax (optional)
• Water
• Large Spoon
• 5-gallon bucket
• Knife
• Measuring cup
• Fabric softener
• Old towel
• Bowl or bucket
• Funnel

Homemade Laundry Detergent

1. Heat 4 cups of water, and while the water is heating, use a knife to shave the bar of soap into the water. Stir it until it dissolves.
2. Put 3 gallons of water in the bucket and stir in the soapy water.
3. Add the washing soda and stir it for a minute, then add the borax and stir again.
4. Let the mixture cool overnight. Use a cup of the homemade laundry detergent per load of laundry.

Fabric Softener Sheet

5. Soak an old towel in a bowl of liquid fabric softener.
6. Squeeze fabric softener from the towel and use a funnel to pour the excess back into the bottle.
7. Allow the towel to air dry, and then toss it in the dryer with wet laundry. The sheet should last a minimum of 40 loads of laundry.

Tips & Warnings

• For a quick and cheap wrinkle remover, simply put a teaspoon of liquid fabric softener and a cup of water in a spray bottle that has a fine spray. Shake it and spray a light mist on the wrinkled clothing, but try it on a small, inconspicuous area first to make sure it won't make a spot.

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