FUN, FUN, FUN

About a year ago, I began to look online for homemade recipes for things like wipes, laundry detergent, etc. I found lots of recipes, and honestly became overwhelmed at all the different choices & recipes! I did make a batch of wipes, but since we really don't use wipes anymore, I only made them once. Yesterday my dad sent me an email saying that a lady he worked with had made homemade laundry detergent and paid less than $10 for 6 months worth!! I knew that I was heading out to the grocery store today - and that laundry detergent just happened to be on my list - so I decided to make some to see how it works, how much it costs, how long it will last.

I also made homemade body wash and another batch of baby wipes. What fun!!

Homemade Laundry Detergent:

2 cups finely grated Fels Naptha soap (or I think you can use Ivory)

1 cup washing soda

1 cup Borax (this was on sale at Kroger, plus I printed a coupon for $.35 that was doubled)

Mix it all together in an air tight container. Use two tablespoons per load.

I am washing my 2nd load of clothes already!

This recipe came from Tipnut. There are other recipes on there as well. I searched homemade laundry detergents. There's probably about 10 different recipes on there - some are powdered (what I used) and some are liquid.

There is also a recipe for dishwasher detergent. The great thing is that it uses the Borax and washing soda bought for the laundry detergent! The bad thing is that I won't get to try it for awhile because I just bought a new bottle of detergent on Wednesday! This recipe is also found on Tipnut.

The baby wipes came from eHow. It is really easy to make and they turn out great! I actually had the paper towels that have two sizes on them. I tore the paper towels at the smallest perforation and then stacked them all together and cut them in half. We only use wipes for cleaning off hands so I'm not really picky about how big they are. I then folded them accordion style, overlapping them so they will pull out like regular wipes. We've used one already, and they work just as well as the store bought ones!

The body wash calls for 1 cup of Suave or other cheap non-scented shampoo - although I guess you could use scented if you wanted. You add 1/2 cup of water and 3 tablespoons of table or Epson salt and shake it up. I just happened to have a half bottle of Suave shampoo, and we were needing body wash, so I decided to try this recipe too! I can't remember the website I found it on, but there are tons out there. You can add essential oils and things in for scent. I will try this in the morning.

So this has been my fun for the day! I LOVE doing stuff like this - and with Aaron at work, and the pouring rain outside, it made for a perfect project day! I even had plenty of time to clean house after these projects too!