Comments on: Save Over $25.00 a Hour Making Your Own Laundry Soap

By: 52 Week Saving Challenge Week 34

52 Week Saving Challenge Week 34 — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 18:10:50 +0000

[…] Save Over $25.00 a Hour Making Your Own Laundry Soap by Kipp – I have to admit that I was very iffy about homemade laundry soap until I read this. This will save us lots of money. […]

By: Kipp

Kipp — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:56:23 +0000

Hey Kirsten,

I cannot say for certain on that as I don’t have any kids clothes. I know on the blog where I found the recipe people were discussing using it with cloth diapers so I know it works, just not sure if it is better?

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:53:04 +0000

I keep meaning to try this. I wonder if it will work better on baby poo than the store bought stuff or maybe I just need home made stain stick!

By: Kipp

Kipp — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:02:16 +0000

Hi Brit, I did not find it difficult to make at all but the savings were great! I try to value savings in time because for me that is the best measurement to see if the activity is worth continuing or not.

By: Kipp

Kipp — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:59:04 +0000

That is an interesting idea! Not sure if it is cost/time effective for soaps though, haven’t looked into that yet.

By: Kipp

Kipp — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:57:44 +0000

Hey Autumn, I did not find it to be difficult at all. You could even grate the bar of soap in a food processor as well to make it quicker.

By: Brit

Brit — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 10:38:05 +0000

I always say I am going to make my own and never did. Reading how much you saved and how it really works I’m more convinced that I need to do this and soon.

By: Henry @ Living At Home

Henry @ Living At Home — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 05:01:43 +0000

Oh wow, now that’s pretty neat. I wash my lunch dishes at work to save money on water and soap. And you never know, you can turn making soap into a full blown business with your own twist.

Cheers.

By: Autumn @ The Barefoot Budgeter

Autumn @ The Barefoot Budgeter — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:53:10 +0000

I have never attempted to do this – but your instructions make it look so easy! A coworker was just telling me that she started making her own because it was the best way to clean cloth diapers.

By: Kipp

Kipp — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:25:31 +0000

Not sure on Costco, I know when I browsed their store a couple weekend’s ago, I didn’t see their variety in Free and Clear, maybe I missed it? That said… it would really suck to buy a huge amount of detergent I basically can’t use if it doesn’t work out (which was my concern with this experiment, but it worked!).