DIY Powder Laundry Detergent

So Fresh, So Clean: How to Make DIY Detergent

March 3, 2013

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We love all things budget and eco-friendly, so it's only natural that making our own detergent is on the top of our must-do list. It's much cheaper to make your own, and it'll cost up to 80 percent less than a store-bought detergent. Read on to see how it's done.

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by Emily Co 7

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7 Comments

Emily Co 1 year

@AmyGee Thanks for sharing! I will definitely check it out!

AmyGee 1 year

Hi Emily! Dr. Bronner's soap averages between $2-$4 per bar. The detergent recipe I use requires 1/3 of a bar per batch (each batch makes close to 2 gallons of liquid detergent), so each bar makes 3 huge batches of detergent!!! It's quite amazing :) It is probably cheapest online, but sometimes grocery stores will have it on sale too. The chain grocery stores in my area even sell it, it's not difficult to find.

Emily Co 1 year

@noonehere You can try purchasing it online!

Emily Co 1 year

Hi @AmyGee Great suggestion! Is Dr. Bronner's soap more expensive?

Assistant Community Manager 1 year

Great idea! Next time I run out of laundry detergent I'll refer to this.

AmyGee 1 year

I just want to point out that the Fels-Naptha soap is full of disgusting ingredients. Sodium tallowate is rendered beef fat and glycerin is most often made from animal fats as well. Tallow acid is made from animal fats too. The bar soap also has artificial colors. I hardly think these should be ingredients in an eco-friendly product. The label on the bar of soap has a warning "Eye and skin irritant". Ummm... I would never wash my clothes with something toxic, even if it was homemade. I make my own laundry detergent with a similar recipe, but use Dr. Bronner's castile bar soap (biodegradable, organic, fair trade, etc) instead. It is made from clean ingredients and Dr. Bronner's is a good company, unlike The Dial Corporation (which manufactures Fels-Naptha soap).