Why I don;t make my own laundry detergent!

Times change quickly, it seems:

I did use to make my own laundry detergent, I have an older washer. The washer kept getting clogged so I stop making and started buying stain lifter kind from the dollar tree and orange oxy base from there also and my clothes get pretty clean, I only wash in cold water (I actually only have a cold hook for the washer) If i need to wash something in hot I just boil a big pot of it on the stove (its very rarely I do).

I tried making the liquid version of homemade laundry soap and it was not convenient and it just was not good for me. I do make a dry version of it, and for us it works quite well. It is not like any of the recipes that are online, though. I add kosher or pickling salt and oxi clean to mine. Salt helps preserve the color of your garments and also kills out the tree roots in the plumbing.