There has been a lot of talk among the DIY community about creating your own laundry detergent.  The benefits are quite simple, they tend to be cheaper, and many people claim they are more effective at cleaning laundry.  Although we have not tested these methods ourselves, below are some of the most common DIY laundry detergent methods:

#1 – How Does She DIY Detergent

Our first method comes courtesy of the How Does She blog and is regarded by many as one of the best recipes on the market.

Check out the full recipe here: http://www.howdoesshe.com/cheaper-and-better-diy-laundry-detergent/

#2 – DIY Natural Detergent Recipe

The next recipe we are showcasing comes from DIY Natural and is much more stripped down than the first recipe.  It only has 3 ingredients and boasts the most effective/cost effective on the web.

Check out the full recipe here: http://www.diynatural.com/homemade-laundry-detergent-soap

#3 – Emilie Lefler DIY Detergent

The final recipe we are going to showcase in this post comes from Emilie Lefler and the variations of this method have become the most common practice of making your own detergent:

Credit: Emilie Lefler YouTube