Well since we covered the fabric softener lets get to the laundry soap. There are different ways you can do this as well. If you are a soaper you could make your own laundry soap bars with out superfatting. The extra oils create a nasty film in your washing machine and can leave spots on your clothing. If you make the soap bars you will then need to shave them down on the smallest size on your box grater. Making the soap yourself is the most cost effective for making you own laundry soap but not everyone is cut out to make their own soap so If you are not a soaper You could purchase soap to shave if you buy homemade soap again please make sure it is not superfatted. Using homemade soap is the greenest way to go about making laundry soap but if you wanted you could go to the store and get bars that would work like IVORY would we a great one or others like it and shred them down. Or you could buy soap flakes that are ready to use. One place of many that you can get a bag of them is on Amazon for 8.99. You will also need 1 box of borax, 1 box of washing soda, food processor, rubber gloves and a dust mask & a bucket with airtight lid. Also if you would like Essential oil or fragrance oil to scent your laundry soap.
2 lb soap
1 lb borax
1 lb washing soda
2 cups baking soda
Put on the gloves and mask place soap into a separate bucket for mixing. Next incorporate the Borax with the soap. Next mix in the washing soda and baking soda and completely incorporate. After the mix is complete start to run the mix through the food processor until it is a fine powder and place into your laundry soap bucket until all is completely processed. I recommend that you not skip this step because it will help the laundry soap dissolve better in your washing machine when it is being used. Use 1/8 cup of powder per full load of laundry.
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