Powdered Laundry Detergent

Today I made laundry detergent... a new kind.  I had been using homemade liquid detergent that my mom made for awhile.  I wanted to try something new and I came across this recipe.  It's from a blog I like to read every once in awhile, One Good Thing by Jillee.  I'll add the recipe at the end; I halved it.

First, I grated my Fels Naptha soap & added some Gain Fireworks.  I like to do some things all natural, but I like my clothes to smell good.  So I added the scent crystals.  You don't have to!

Next, I mixed all the rest of the ingredients.  I had everything on hand except for Oxi Clean.  Borax, Baking Soda, Washing Soda, and the container is what I grated above.

Here it is all mixed together.  I'm guessing that the bigger and more dense pieces will settle so I need to remember to mix it up before I use it.  Only takes 2T per load and 1/2 a recipe made a gallon of dry mix.  Should last awhile!

Recipe (from Jillee's):
3 bars Fels Naptha soap, grated
1 box Borax
1 box washing soda
2 c baking soda
2 containers of oxygen bleach
1-2 containers of Purex fabric softener crystals
(I used Gain Fireworks for scent and didn't add fabric softner.  I don't like softner when washing towels because it makes them soak up less!)