Penny Pincher - Soap Ideas

You know what is just wonderful? DISH SOAP!
It has so many uses and it is definitely budget friendly. 

• Getting grease stains off of clothing - Put a little dish soap on the spots and wash as normal. It can even work on stains that have been thru the dryer. 
• Cleaning the blender - Add a little dish soap and water to the blender, blend for a few minuets, rinse well and you'll find that everything in the blades have been cleaned. 
• Ice Pack - Fill a ziplock with dish soap, double bag it, and place in freezer. it will not be solid when frozen and it can bend with your body. 

Homemade Powder Laundry Detergent

Here is my favorite recipe for Laundry Detergent. I know that this recipe is not all natural but it is more natural than most detergents and still get the grease out of my man's mechanic uniform. I got the recipe out of The Naturally Clean Home. 

My recipe:

- 4 lb 12oz Borax

- 3 bars of Zote or Fels-Naptha Soap, Grated (You can now purchase this pre-grated)

- 4 lb of Baking Soda (Is your baking soda fresh?)

- 55oz of Arm and Hammer Super Washing Soda

- 4 lb Oxy Clean

Just mix well (I purchased a nice Glass Container to put it in)

I also have cut back on using Bleach for anything. It has toxins that can hurt my dogs if they got into it. So now I am using White Vinegar. It works just as well and I'm not worried if the dogs get near it.

Refill Foaming Hand Soap

Have any empty foaming liquid hand soap containers hanging around? What to reuse the container and save on soap? Well, just refill them!

In order to refill the container without clogging the pump you have to water the soap down. The foaming pump works because it injects a bunch of air into a small amount of soap as it pumps.

1. Choose a soap. Any hand soap or Dr. Bronners will do.  
2. Fill the pump container with about 1/5th soap
3. Fill the rest of  container to an inch from the top with water (if you add water slowly, it will not foam as much) 
4. Put the lid on
5.  Agitate the mixture.
6. Use! Now you’re using less soap and wasting less plastic!