Laundry detergent update

So, I've been using the homemade laundry detergent for about a week now. My clothes are nice and clean, I'm pretty happy with it. The only issue is that it seems to re-solidify in the bottle. I have to shake it really hard before I try to pour it out, and then it sill comes out in big lumps. For the next batch, I think I'll try to get my hands on some fels naptha soap and make powdered detergent.

So much laundry . . .

I decided to try making my own laundry detergent after finding this article http://natural-products.suite101.com/article.cfm/washing_clothes_for_pennies . For less than $1, I made enough detergent to do over 100 loads of laundry. Woohoo! It was really easy to do, and seems to work pretty well. I added a little sweet orange essential oil, but there's really not much of a scent to it. The only drawback is that after the mixture cooled it resembled a thick layer of soap Jell-o, which then had to be mixed in with the water underneath it. Kind of like the texture of cold gravy. On the upside, I filled all the empty detergent bottles in my house with my homemade detergent and won't have to make more for 2 or 3 months.

I also made some homemade dish detergent (the kind for the dishwasher) which is just equal amounts of washing soda and borax.