I love soap!

A few years ago, John stumbled upon an excellent deal at Walgreens and bought us a lifetime supply of liquid hand soap (or anyways it feels like a lifetime supply). We still have over a gallon and a half of it left which means it’s taken us almost two years just to go through a half gallon. With that being said- I want to make my own hand soap.

I’ve always loved Meyer’s soap. It’s all natural, and so clean smelling! I’ve never really had any use for the bar, however, and the liquid hand soap is $15. Not a whole lot of soap, but a pretty steep price. Well I found a recipe that turns the $5 bar of Meyer’s soap into a whole gallon of liquid soap! Cheaper than the tiny bottle they sell, and still has the amazing scent and feeling of Meyer’s. I’ve encouraged John to use more of our current liquid hand soap in creative new ways- body wash? Shampoo maybe? Okay, so I think I’m just going to have to be patient for this recipe…

Find the recipe here!

As far as laundry detergent is concerned… I have sensitive skin, and a scentless, all natural, cheap way to make laundry detergent is extremely appealing to me. But while it works so well for so many people, it also often works terribly for others. I have about a month’s supply of detergent left, so this is something I’ll tackle sometime next month. This recipe comes from my friend’s blogging partner. They run a fantastic blog group that has so many great tips and tricks for simplifying everyday things. This link has about 10 laundry soap recipes to choose from. Hmmm…

Frugal and Fantastic Homemade Laundry Detergent

And then there’s stain remover. What good is all natural homemade laundry detergent when you’re using chemicals to remove your stains?

http://simpleorganic.net/homemade-all-natural-laundry-stain-remover/

Simple. Cheap. Easy.

Ah, and last but certainly not least- dryer sheets. Due to the dry climate here in Colorado, dryer sheets save our lives from clinging pants and skirts, and are even useful to discharge statically charged bed sheets that you cringe to even touch. John likes to run up to me after making the bed JUST to shock me. Oh…. Love.

Go here!

Just in case you haven’t gotten enough organizational tips and tricks already, check out “31 Days to an Organized Home.” If you get through all it, you’re a better person than I- though I will attempt some of it. Creative ideas, but definitely not short on the work part.

Well, I think that’s all the homesteader me has to offer to you today. I’ll post each of my attempts at these homemade products- hopefully not for humorous purposes. I fear my soap expeditions just might cost me more money in the end if I have to end up going out and buying laundry detergent after some failed attempts; but it’s a risk I’m willing to take, I guess.

Oh, what about homemade dishwasher detergent?

Thanks for reading…