Laundry anyone?

So laundry in my house is really a dirty word.  I despise laundry, and folding, and sorting, and well you know.  But, I also despise buying laundry detergent and then throwing the container away each month.   So since I am going homemade I decided to make my own.   YEP.

Here are some simple recipes for homemade cleaning supplies:

Window cleaner:  1/4 cup white vinegar to 1 quart water put into a spray bottle.  I like to add some essential oil for scent. (some of my favorites are lemon, lavender, peppermint, tea tree)

Castile spray cleaner -  1 tsp washing soda, 2 tsp borax, 1/2 tsp liquid castile soap, 2 cups hot water, and 10 drops of essential oil I use 5 drops Tea Tree and 5 drops Bitter Orange.  Put into a spray bottle.

Easy Vinegar cleaner-  1 cup white vinegar, 1 cup water...easy one here

For the bathroom you can use plan old Baking Soda as a scrubbing cleanser.

Laundry Soap  1 4-5oz bar of soap, 1 cup of borax, 1 cup of washing soda, 1 gallon+1 quart of water.  Washing soda is sodium carbonate and if you can't find it you can leave it out.
Chop or grate the soap into small pieces, boil the quart of water and reduce to simmer add the grated soap, stirring it so no clumps form cook for about 20-30 mins until dissolve.  Add to the soupy mixture the washing soda and borax mixing and it will turn into a smooth .  Pour into a large container and slowly add the gallon of hot water, mix all together.  After it cools (next day) it will look kind of like yogurt or cheese, just mix it up or shake it up and put into a smaller container to use.  I use the big gallon jars.

Ok, so start making.......its simple and easy