Emergency Supply of Laundry Detergent: Check!

My lovely friend, Lisa, introduced me to an amazing novelty: Homemade Laundry Detergent. There are only 3 inexpensive ingredients that you need to make it…so, if you want to have something to wash your clothes with in your emergency supply – just buy these three inexpensive ingredients and, if there were to be an emergency, you’d be set to wash your clothes!

My sister, Michelle, wanted me to post more details about making the detergent on the blog. Basically, you can find everything you need to know here. The only thing that might be hard is knowing where to find the stuff…so here is where I got my stuff:
Fels Naptha Soap: I couldn’t find this type of soap so I used the second choice (Zote)). I found it at Walmart in the Laundry Aisle for less than a dollar. I think that I’ll use Zote every time because it is really easy to grate! (I hear Fels Naptha takes a lot of time to grate…

Washing Soda: Not found at Walmart – it was at my local grocery store (King Soopers) for about $4…the most expensive item. It was in the Laundry Aisle.

Borax Powder: It was at Walmart – I think it was around $2.

For the Washing Soda and Borax you only use 1 c. of each item for a year's supply so that will last a few years…and as far as the soap goes…I doubled the recipe so I used 2/3 of the bar...I will have to spend a buck next year for my detergent - but that's it.

My sister also wanted me to post pics:

I actually do use my cheese grater to grate the soap.... Boiling the ingredients together:
I put my detergent in a 5 gallon bucket (I doubled the recipe)...my friend, Lisa, made the detergent back in June in a 5 gallon bucket and still has half of it left...