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Ever wonder what happens when you go to sleep? I
believe that all the laundry decides that it wants to get even with its
humans…..
You see humans treat their clothes so cruelly, so they get
together and I believe they multiply themselves, so as to watch in our utter
despair when we see the Mount Everest in our laundry room.
Yup, I can see the clothing snickering and full out laughing
at our faces as we sigh, and moan at the overflowing baskets and the expensive
laundry soap that we go through like water.
They really get a kick out of that…. Now seriously, I do not
believe that our clothes have a life or a soul of their own but sometimes it
makes the mountains seem not so horrific when humor is added.
This is truly my face when I walk down my stairs and
remember that the laundry is quickly overruling my home.
Even worse is how much it costs to launder a family of five
(soon to be 6). At this time of writing this post in a week I can do upwards of
ten loads of just clothing per week. Not to mention the bedding of five people.
Not to mention that I and our eldest daughter have extremely
sensitive skin. Which means that we end up cracky and bleeding with most soap.
So when we find a laundry soap that the whole family can use it’s a rarity. The
only one that fills the need is Tide.
Now if anyone purchases Tide in Canada you know the
wonderful price of a container that our size family needs for a minimum of a
month of laundry washes……well lets look at some prices shall we……
www.walmart.ca/en
Tide Original liquid 64
uses =$15.95
Tide Original Powder 80
uses =$15.95
Tide Coldwater 64
uses =$15.95
Tide Liquid 2x Free 96
uses =$21.78
Tide Powder 120
uses =$21.78
(original scent)
Wow…..now I know that $15 or even $21 bucks may be like yeah
but its 64 uses or its 120 uses! I get that but when you think about the fact
that do ten loads of laundry per week that’s quite a bit of soap.
Not to mention that I would rather be spending our hard
earned monthly budget on amazing, nutritious food for my growing bunch. I want
to cut down costs of things like laundry soap down to as little as I can!
So one day I was watching this show on TLC and can you
imagine having 19 kids and laundry….eeeek just imagining it I am seeing the
horror film of laundry showcases across my eyes.
19 kids and Counting, with The Duggars had an episode about
how they make their own laundry soap and how much it costs them.
So you better believe, I went searching for their web site
and found that recipe. Now I have tweaked it to work for my family and our
sensitive skin needs as well. Lets compare and see how your budget will like
it, shall we…..
Stacey Homemaker Laundry Soap
10gallons
$.85
This last my family of two adults, an 8 year old, active 3
year old and a into all 1 year old four months. Now this is based on no more
than 10 loads per week for four months. Now if we get sick or it is especially
muddy we can go through this in three months. But in the three years that I
have been making our own soap we have never had it last less than three months.
This is how I do it…
I watch when we go shopping and as soon as my Ivory or Dove
bar soap goes on sale for $2.99 for ten bars I buy a couple packages.
I purchase Borax from Superstore. The box is the size of a
dishwasher detergent box, and is green in color. It is found in the laundry
section. When I purchased it I got it for $5.99 for a 3kg box. Also at
superstore, in the laundry section is Washing Soda. For a 3kg box $6.94.
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Ingredients needed:
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1 Cup Washing Soda
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½ cup borax (if washing greasy, oily or extra
dirty on a daily basis increase to 1 cup)
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2 bars of Ivory or Dove Soap (use a butter knife
to shave the bar into thin shavings, this is easiest when melting)
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Small pot (to be used only for this reason
always)
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Measuring spoon (to be used only for this reason
always)
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Knife (to be used only for this reason always
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10 gallon camping water jug (we purchased ours
at Wal-Mart)
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funnel
Directions:
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Bring (slowly) to a boil the soap and water I
use about two cups of water, careful not to leave stove top until all of the
bar soap is dissolved. Can boil over very quickly.
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Pour your pre measured washing soda and borax
into your 10 gallon jug
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When water and bar soap is completely dissolved
add to the 10 gallon jug
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Mix until borax and washing soda are completely
dissolved
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Transfer to the bathroom, hot water from tap to
fill to the top.
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Let sit for 12 hours, about 150ml p/load
Now I know you’re thinking that’s
crazy….85 cents and you get 10 gallons of laundry soap….
So when you factor in that it
takes you about ½ hour per three months to make this laundry soap. Wow.
So do the math…for a family of 5 I
make this on an average 3 times a year which equals $2.55 per year…now that is
only 12% of what it costs of the tide that would last about 2 and ½ months for
our family (using the 120 uses at $21)
I don’t know about you but that
means I have all of that extra money to use in our grocery budget for good, organic
and local produce filling my families bellies.
I pray that this post gave you
something to think about and maybe to help out to showcase where we are able to
cut the budget…
And guess what, our 8 year old
loves to do this with mama every four months as a project when the little one’s
have gone to bed. Homeschooling tip (Science-solutions, solid into a liquid)
Have a blessed day and may you be
equally a blessing to others throughout your day.
~Stacey Homemaker~
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