One of the Cuties was interested in the homemade laundry detergent I was was using when I accidently washed my thumb drive. I thought others might also be interested. Give your thanks to Suzanne (sdrise), she found the recipe and shared it with me.

4 bars of Fels Naptha soap
1 box Arm and Hammer Washing Soap
1 box Borax
Grate or cut 1 bar of the soap and place in a blender
Add 1 cup of Washing Soda and 1 cup of Borax
Blend until the Fels Naptha soap is broken up into pieces about the size of coarse sand.
Place in large container
Repeat for remaining 3 bars.
Add the remaining Washing Soda and Borax to the container and mix well.
Use 1 Tablespoon per load.
Use 1 1/2 Tablespoons if the load is large or the clothes are very dirty.

This batch will last approximately 1 year and cost about 6 cents per load.
You can find the Fels Naptha bars in some hardware stores, Walmart and on Amazon. The Arm and Hammer Washing Soda and Borax are in the laundry detergent aisle in your grocery store. Be sure you are using Arm and Hammer Washing Soda, not baking soda.
I marked a small scoop with a line to show how much to use with each load.
My clothes are clean, smell good and my washing machine dispenser is sparkling with no scummy residue. And it is low sudsing so good to use with my front loading machine.

Go on Pinterest and you will find many recipes for laundry detergent, both powder and liquid. Choose the one that you like and try it out. There are alos recipes for air and fabric freshener, cleaners for tile and hard wood floors and so on. Have fun.
OK, now everyone can share with us their favorite home made cleaning products. I am loving going green.