Saturday, October 24, 2009

Homemade Laundry Soap

I'm starting the process of packaging my homemade laundry soap. I'm going to package it in pint size jars and sell them for $6 a jar.

I've been using this soap for awhile now. It's all I wash all of our clothes in (including the really dirty biking clothes). It's gentle enough for baby clothes and smells really good. During certain times of the year, I don't even need a fabric softener. 


It only take 1 tbsp. per load of laundry for a full load. So one pint size jar can do 30 loads of laundry.


Some info you might want about the soap...

Ingredients:
Unscented - 
borax, washing soda, OxiClean Free, baking soda, Castille Soap
Scented - 
borax, washing soda, OxiClean Free, baking soda, Natural Care Soap

Available Scents:
Calendula
Lavender
Lemongrass

Cost Savings:
My soap                         = $6 / pint    =     30 loads = $0.19/load
Seventh Generation    = $13.99        =     42 loads = $0.33/load
Ecover                            = $13.99        =    37 loads = $0.38/load
Planet                             = $6.99         =     20 loads = $0.35/load