Homemade Powdered Laundry Detergent
Simple to make and cheap, this is a 7 ingredient powdered laundry detergent recipe!
Active Time20 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Yield: 550 tablespoons
Cost: $27
- 55 oz Washing Soda
- 4 lb Baking soda
- 65 oz Borax
- 49.02 oz Clorox 2 Powder
- 2 14.1 oz bars Zote grated
- 3 c Epsom Salt
- 30-40 drops essential oil of your choice optional
How to Make Powdered Laundry Detergent
Combine 1 box of Washing Soda, 4 boxes of Baking Soda, 1 box of Borax, and one box of Clorox 2 Powder in a large bucket or storage container.
Add 3 cups of Epsom salts. If you would like to add essential oils, incorporate into your Epsom salts first. This helps the essential oils to distribute evenly without causing clumping.
Using a box grater, grate 2 bars of zote and mix into the bucket of other ingredients.
How to use Homemade Powdered Laundry Detergent
1 tablespoon of powdered laundry detergent per average sized load (Can increase to 2 tablespoons if the load is large)
¼-½ cup of vinegar added during the rinse cycle will act as a fabric softener and reduce static if desired