Update on Laundry Soap

So back in October 2012 I posted this blog about the DIY laundry soap we started using. After 6 months we have just used up half of our purchase (if I'm not mistaken) which means that we can do a year's worth of laundry for $30-$35. This is doing a minimum 2 loads of laundry per week, sometimes 3. Amazing.

Also, we like it a lot! Our clothes come out just as clean as they did before, neither of us notice a difference cleaner/dirtier-wise. There's no scent at all which is great for those of you who are looking to do scent-free things in your home. 

Practical hints/tips we've discovered:

• it's a powder laundry soap but our building's washing machines are liquid-only. We simply use 3 tbsp of the mixture with 1/2 cup of water (as it suggests on the boxes), swish it around and pour it into the correct compartment in the machine (thanks for the tip Margaret!).
  
• wear a scarf or cover your mouth/nose somewhere when both mixing this detergent together and when scooping it weekly to do a load. It's powder so it definitely floats in the air when scooping and breathing it in (along with anything that's not air) is not good for the lungs.
  
• it's non-scented but recently we've been adding 5-6 drops of essential lavender oil to our two-load mix (6 tbsp of powder and 1 cup of water). It smells so great! And it's only a very slight hint of lavender that you can smell, enough to make it not non-scented, but not scented either.

That's our update, over and out!