Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap Part Deux

I made the detergent last Thursday night, then let it set overnight to gel. The following day, it was goupy and had to be stirred up to pour into containers.

Things I will do differently next time:

• Pour detergent from the bucket into containers using a funnel because I lost some detergent down the drain from spillage
  
• Have more containers on hand (I ended up putting some in an old UTZ pretzel container, I probably should have had about 4 large containers but I also didn't measure)
  

I tried out the new detergent and I am very happy with the results! I have done 5 loads of laundry including my clothes, hub's clothes, cloth diapers, & towels and here is what I noticed:

• nothing weird
• smells fresh
• softer than previous laundry even though I used no fabric softener
• detergent does not have the same consistency as the liquid kind you buy, and even after shaking its clumpy when you put it in the machine
  

Money-saving tips with making detergent:

Besides trying to use as many items you already have as detergent-making materials, you can use the things you buy for many purposes. I am finding more uses for Borax, Washing Soda, & Castile Soap and probably will soon blog about them. So far I have used Borax to clean my bathroom sink & as a deodorizing soak in the diaper pail.