Stains and fabric softener

I use vinegar as my fabric softener and it works really well. The smell goes away when dried even if you hang them outside on the line. It takes the soap and softener buildup off your clothes also. My towels are much more absorbent now.

I am also using octagon soap to put on stains on the clothes. Just wet the item and then rub the bar on the stain and scrub. Throw it in with the regular wash and most of the time the stain is gone. Works just as well as stain removers but much cheaper.

Laundry detergent

I have started making my own laundry detergent I like it quite well.

1 bar zote soap
1 c borax
1 c washing soda
1 5 gallon bucket

Grate your soap and put in pot with 6 cups of water. Heat this until the soap melts. Do not boil it, I stir it unti it is read. When melted remove from heat and add borax and washing soda. Mix well then add to 5 gallon bucket. Fill the rest of the bucket with hot water and stir well. You can no tuse for 24 hours let it set then stir and use. I use 1 cup per load.

This lasted us about 6 to 8 weeks I can not remeber when we made it for sure. There are 6 of us so that is alot of laundry.
We have 3 kids here so this time I add more borax and soda to see if that will help with all the stains.