DIY Laundry Detergent

So I know you have seen people making their own laundry detergent. I have to tell you I was more than skeptical. I read recipe after recipe and I was so confused. I wanted something I knew was going to work and work well. I also did not want to mess it up..... I mean this is supposed to save me money right!Well I found it after looking at so many recipes. I took the common denominators and made it MY way. I am in LOVE, my husband is in LOVE, and I think I have about a year before I will have to make more. How wonderful is that!!

HERE is what you need:

* 2 Boxes Borax Soap (found in Detergent aisle) $8.00
* 1 Box Baking Soda Washing Powder $4.00
* 1 Container Oxy Clean (I bought the Kroger Brand) $4.00
* 2 Bars Fels Naphta soap or Zote soap $2.00
* 1 Bottle Scentsy Washer Whiffs $12.00
* OPTIONAL 1 Scentsy Dryer Disk $7.00 (for two)
TOTAL $30 for 1 year of Laundry Detergent

I bought a 5 gallon bucket and poured the borax, washing powder, oxy clean, and washer whiffs into the bucket. I took my metal cheese grater and grated the two bars of soap and threw that into the bucket. Put the lid on the bucket and shake it. (I counted this as my arms workout for the day lol) I used the Coconut Lemon Grass Washer whiffs because they are yellow and so is the fels naptha soap :)


The great thing about using the Scentsy Washer Whiffs, is that you have a ready made bottle to put your detergent in for easy reach. I fill the bottle up with my dry detergent and then use the built in cap for measuring. It does NOT take a lot of detergent to get really clean clothes.  I only use about a 1/4 to a 1/3 of a cap!

I pair this with a Scentsy Dryer Disk in the same scent of the Washer Whiffs. You just throw the bar in the dryer and then take it out, throw it away after the scent is gone. Scentsy says the dryer disk lasts for about 15 loads, yet I have gotten 40+ loads out of mine at times. When I lay down in bed I feel like I am in an exotic paradise and I know my clothes have not been washed in tons of chemicals and I did not break the bank to clean them!

Do you make your own detergent? Tell me about it, if you try this one I would love to hear your experience too!
 

Warmer Wednesday

EVERY Wednesday I will feature a warmer from Scentsy...... Have I mentioned I LOVE my job!

“Ohana” means family

1 Act = 3 Impacts

After being in Fort Worth, Texas and seeing everything amazing Scentsy does, my husband and I did some brain storming. For those of you that do not know the Fall Catalog will be out shortly. This catalog season's charitable cause is Sasha the Bear, a Scentsy buddy. Scentsy Family Foundation will be donating 100% of all net proceeds to the Ronald McDonald House Charity from the sales of Sasha.

I wanted to take this a step further. Thus 1 Act = 3 Impacts was born. the 1 Act of buying Sasha through me now through December 1st, will have 3 impacts.

1) 100% of net proceeds will be donated from Scentsy to the Ronald McDonald house Charity.
2) 100% of my commissions from the sale of Sasha (now - December 1st) will be donated January 10th to the Ronald McDonald House in Knoxville, TN.
3) I would like to have donated from my customers (through your purchases) 1,000 buddies for my family and I to take to local hospitals on Christmas Eve.

Please note if I can sell 1,000 buddies I will donate aprox $7,500!! All commissions from ALL Sasha buddies sold will be donated, even if you do not donate the actual buddy. Cost of Sasha is $30 plus your states sales tax if you donate Sasha to me to deliver to a hospital. Want Sahsa delivered to you? Just pay an additional $5 shipping. If you decide to purchase Sahsa please contact me to set it up and include whether you would like to donate or have delivered to you. 1,000 buddies will change a lot of lives..... for $30 you are helping to touch lives beyond what that money could do for you. Please consider skipping the morning latte, packing a lunch, etc.

My kids came to me (my oldest anyways) carrying his piggy bank telling me he wanted to buy a buddy bear to give to a sick child. He is five and made me cry! If you donate your Sasha, please let me know what name you would like to put on the card. All buddies will have a tag of LOVE from their donator and pictures will be taken and posted on my facebook page. I can hit this goal of 1,000 with each of your help. Please if you find this a worthy cause contact me to purchase Sasha today. Don't wait if you can, we all get so involved in life and forget.

You can send me an email at giftswithjessica@gmail.com to order Sasha to be donated OR you can purchase Sasha on my site to have him shipped to you or someone you choose. Do you know someone that would love to purchase Sasha? Please have them contact me. Thank you for consideration of this worthy cause; I hope to hear from you soon. Together 1 Act = LOTS of IMPACTS!

I am now selling Scentsy

I am now selling Scentsy. I won a warmer and candle bar in 2010 and since then I have been in love. I wanted to let my readers know I am now selling it! I would love any of you to check out my website. Also if your on Facebook come say hi to my business page.... You never know what might go on there. I would love to help you throw a party online or through catalogs, You can earn some really great stuff! Want to sell Scentsy? Make a comment here or come see my facebook/website. I would love to help you get started!

~WHY BUY SCENTSY~

*No flame or soot in your house!

*No chance of toxins released from the wick because there is no wick!

*The wax (which costs $5 per bar) lasts up to 80 hours, where a jar candle typically

lasts 40-50 hours!

*You can change between scents as often as you like, by either pouring the melted wax back into the original container or popping it out once it has cooled.

*It's made of petroleum wax.  This is the safest wax out there (food grade). It’s the same wax that is on apples.

*There is no flame and the wax temperature is just over body temperature.  At its maximum temp, the wax will not burn your children or your pets.  The wax is heated with a 25 watt bulb which melts it slowly, maximizing its fragrance time.

*Did you know there are 23,600 fires, 165 deaths and $500 million dollars in property loss from candle/flame accidents?

*There will be no black soot on your wall, your TV, your toilet, etc...  No more “ghosting”!

(“Ghosting” is when black soot outlines items such as pictures hanging on walls, etc…)

*THEY MAKE FANTASTIC GIFTS!