So with homemade laundry detergent I realized that there are no real fragrance free recipes. Having allergies can be very costly so hopefully this helps those in need who have perfume and fragrance allergies.
Dry laundry detergent
3 bars of fragrance free castile soap. (Can be found on drugstore.com)
1 container oxyclean fragrance free with the green lid or approx 2.5 lbs.
2 lbs or approx 2 lbs epsom salt (will help with hard water)
1 box baking soda
1 box borax
1 box washing soda
grate your castile soap or cut up the castile soap and run through big food processor with 1 cup washing soda.
I use a five gallon painters bucket and mix everything, you can put it in a trash bag, seal tightly and roll it around really well. There you go! 1-2 tbspns per wash load.
Castile soap can be expensive so I will recommend this site where each bar is less than 2.00 each. you can find castile soap on Etsy and even at Target but it is around 4.00 a bar and scented usually. Drugstore.com seemed to have the best price listed and I found Wal-mart carried the same brand but had a natural fragrance.
If natural fragrances do not bother you, you can purchase this all at Wal-mart.com
Most recipes that contain certain bar soaps can be replaced with castile bar soap.
foaming hand soap can be made with liquid castile soap.
1 empty foaming pump
1/2 inch liquid castile soap in the bottom of the pump bottle
Fill the rest with water and mix well!
There are recipes to make liquid as well as castile bar soap online. Making bar soap requires a well ventilated area and safety precautions.
For softener you can use straight white vinegar and if you make your own dry laundry detergent it smells very fresh.
I am going to do some research further with liquid castile soap and making it at home. Hopefully this is helpful! Keep checking in.
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