Detergent

Here ya go Trisha! : )

You need to mix equal parts washing soda and Borax. Equal parts powder mixture and grated Ivory Bar or Fels-Naptha. This can all be found in your laundry/detergent and soap aisles in the grocery store.

For example, for my first batch I used:

1 cup Borax ($3.36 for 76 oz. box at Winco)
1 cup A&H washing soda ($2.67 for 55 oz. box at Winco)
2 cups finely grated Ivory soap (~1 bar) ($1.07 for 3 bars at Winco)

Use 2 Tablespoons per load. To make the amount above costs about $1.08.

I read that the HE detergent for high efficiency washers is a low suds detergent, which this homemade detergent is supposed to be (low suds). So, hopefully what I read is true and it won't ruin my washer!