Homemade Laundry Powder

I have been buying commercial laundry powder for years. I loved the claims that my laundry powder box made; removes stains without scrubbing garment, won't make colours run in the wash, removes every bacteria known to human kind......

A year ago I decided to run the gauntlet of the laundry aisle and make my own laundry powder. I was inspired by my blog guru, Rhonda Jean of www.down---to---earth.blogspot.com who had a homemade laundry powder recipe. I have had nothing but success with this recipe but recently decided to ditch the soap flakes and instead added bicarb soda.

Warning: if you love the smell of chemical laden laundry powder do not use this recipe as your clean laundry will only smell of sunshine and fresh air!

Ingredients:

2 cups of bi-carb soda (found in cooking aisle of supermarket)
2 cups of nappy soaker powder (found in laundry aisle)
2 cups of borax (found in pest aisle)
2 cups of washing soda powder (found in laundry aisle - do not buy the washing soda crystals as they're too big)

Note: Add a dash of lavendar oil to the powder if you like a scent to your clothes

Method:

Just mix all the ingredients together in a tub and store with a lid on. I use two tablespoons per wash and don't dissolve the powder before adding to the washing machine.

It cost me $15 to buy all the ingredients and that quantity will make two batches of powder which will last me around 4-5 months!

I use this recipe as a laundry soaker as well for dirty nappies and stained clothes.

My clothes are always clean and fresh and I even managed to convert my mother (who has been using the same washing powder for many years).

Happy Washing.