Homemade Laundry Detergent, Post 1

For years, I had HE laundry appliances.  Lucky girl, I know.  I didn't go through laundry detergent very quickly and had no motivation to make my own.  Flash forward to present-day, when we have sold our home and our HE appliances and are using our landlord's slightly older (and not HE) washer and dryer.  I go through detergent three times as fast.

I decided to try Farming on Faith's homemade laundry detergent recipe.  I went for the Tide addition - when boys outnumber girls, you need that extra cleaning power.  I also did just 1/6 oz. of essential oils, not 3 ounces.  I picked mine up locally and 3 ounces would have cost me an arm and leg, since it's optional anyways, I added just a touch.  I can smell it, so I guess that's enough :)  My Tide and Dove were both dye and fragrance-free.  Carrie didn't specify, so I erred on sensitive.

The consistency was a little more watery than I was expecting - probably on par with cheaper laundry detergents.  I have three gallons of the stuff and plan on using about 3/4 cup for each load, so I should have enough for about 64 loads.  I'm going to do a cost break down in a later post.

I have my first batch of laundry in the washer and cannot wait to see how it turns out!