Homemade Powdered Laundry Soap

Today I finally made my own powdered laundry soap! I've been waiting to do this for awhile, and now that I am done studying for my nursing boards, I have time! Here's the recipe I used:

Homemade Powdered Laundry Soap
1 cup Borax
1 cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
3/4 bar Fels Naptha Bar Soap, grated

Mix all these together and voila! Use 3 Tablespoons of powdered soap for a large load of laundry. It looks a little funny with the grated soap, but it smells so clean!

All three of these items are found in the laundry isle at the store. Do NOT buy Baking Soda, you want the Washing Soda. You can also use Dr. Bronner's bar soap. I would have done this, but it is a bit more expensive and they didn't have any at the store I went to. Also, the Fels Naptha soap looks like cheese when you grate it, so don't eat it! Haha.

Here is a price breakdown:
Fels Naptha Bar Soap: $0.97
Washing Soda: $3.17
Borax: $3.38

Total: $7.52

And I still have a TON of Borax and Washing Soda left over. This stuff will last me a long time! I figure this will last at least 4 times as long as the $7 bottle of Tide I usually buy! And more natural! I've been washing clothes with it all day today and they come out very fresh and clean!