Homemade Laundry Detergent

Did you know you can make your own laundry detergent?  It's simple, inexpensive, and it works great!  And yes, you do have time. It's only three ingredients and it lasts for months as it only takes 2 T per load!

• 1 bar of shaved bar soap, any kind (Ivory, ZOTE, Fels-Naptha)
• 1 box of borax (76oz)
• 1 box of washing soda (55 oz)

If you click on this link, it will take you to a picture tutorial on Instructables of how to make it.  Be sure to read the comment section while you are there, the author answers many questions that are very helpful.

{You can use a  food processor to break up the soap, 

 in the link above, she uses a micro-plane to grate it, which would make it more fine}