Homemade Laundry Detergent/Soap (Powder) 1 year supply

TOTALLY SAFE FOR HE or FRONT LOADING WASHERS! :D
ALL of my ingredients were purchased at Walmart, in the laundry detergent isle!
Ingredients:
1 year supply of Powder (on average)
1 (4 lb 12 oz) Box of Borax- Found in the detergent aisle.
1 (3 lb 7 oz) Box of Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda- Found in the detergent aisle
1 (4 lb) Box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda- Found in the cooking aisle (You could also get two 2 lb box, we couldn't find the larger 4lb box when we went)
2 (14.1 oz) Bars of Zote Soap- Found in the detergent aisle (we chose to do pink for the scent but the white would be just fine. You can also use Fels Naptha)

OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS: These you can add in, for extra washing power:
1 (3 lb) Container of OxyClean OR Biz- Found in the detergent aisle.
1-2 (55 oz) Bottle of Purex Crystals Fabric Softener or Downy Unstoppables, to ADD scent to your laundry powder mix....which can be found in the detergent aisle.
1-Box of Clorox 2.....color safe bleach.

PRICE:
Here was MY cost:
1-box of Borax $3.38
1-box of Super Washing Soda $3.24
1-box Baking Soda $2.24
2-bars Zote $.97/each....$1.94
Total for cloth diaper/sensitive skin safe $10.80 before tax!!!!!

after adding Biz $16.44
adding Purex Crystals, at $8.96/bottle your total would be $25.73

I also purchased my 2 glass jars at Walmart. They can be found in the kitchen container isle. They were $5.47.each. My stainless "coffee scoop" which is a perfect 2 tablespoons, was bought at Walmart in the Kitchen section, near the measuring spoons and sups for $1.97. My plastic mixing spoon, was bought as a set of 5, also from Walmart found in the same isle as my scoop, for $0.88.

ORIGINAL Version of this recipe can be found here:
http://www.howdoesshe.com/cheaper-and...