This is a repeat post of my favorite homemade laundry detergent, but I have switched to Zote bar soap for this batch as the Fels Naptha has such a strong perfume odor...this may be just as strong when I make it tomorrow, but I can hold my nose, dump in the soap and run everytime I start the washer!I get my recipes from Homemade Laundry Detergent Recipes

Powdered Laundry Detergent
12 cups Borax
8 cups Baking Soda
8 cups Washing Soda
8 cups Zote soap (grated)
Mix all ingredients well and store in a sealed tub.
Use 1/8 cup of powder per full load. *I also add 1/2 cup or so of white vinegar in the fabric softener cup when I start my load so that it can fully rinse out the odor of vinegar (the last rinse is too late to add vinegar if you don't want the aroma left in your clothes.)
We are having such a struggle with scented liquid soaps right now so I'm excited to find a recipe where I can grate my favorite bar soap (Dial - unscented) add a few ingredients and ta da...have liquid soap. I hate the look of a bar of soap on the sink, either cracked with black lines running through it from dirt or mold? or sitting in a puddle of gunk. This liquid soap recipe will give me the best of both worlds. Although be sure to read the comments at Homemade Liquid Soap as several readers had trouble using Dial soap, so I'm anxious to try this myself!

Homemade Liquid Hand Soap
1 bar soap (6 oz)
1 TBS honey
1 tsp glycerin
water
Directions
Grate bar of soap into small flakes, pour into blender.
Add 1 cup boiling water and whip.
Add 1/2 cup room temperature water and stir into blender.
Add honey and glycerin, stir.
Allow mix to cool (15 minutes) then whip again.
Mixture should be 2 cups at this point. Top with cool water until mixture measures between 5 and 6 cups, whip.
Pour into containers and allow to cool (do not put lids or caps on yet).
After an hour, close containers. Soap mixture will thicken up.
Shake before using as needed.
Source: Adapted from Pearls of Country Wisdom by Debora S. Tukua
And my favorite dishwasher detergent! These recipes are for my big sister...please, take the few minutes to make them as they will save you lots of money! (We can buy more flowers if we make our own soaps and cleansers:)

Powder Recipe
1 cup Baking Soda
1 cup Borax
Mix thoroughly and store in a plastic container, use approximately 2 TBS per load. Use vinegar in the rinse compartment as a rinse agent to help prevent residue.