Homemade
So in one of my ways in trying to save money for our family I have started trying to do lots of new things. One of which being making my own soap. So far things have gone really good. I have made our dish washing soap and laundry soap. We are seriously talking about pennies per load. Both are extremely easy to make and have already saved us probably around $20-$30 a month. But I was ready to try something a little harder. They both work really good too I even wash cloth diapers with the stuff and it gets everything out.
For around the last four months we have switch from using traditional bottled shampoo to a shampoo bar. This saves on the amount of plastic we use and money of course. The switch was very easy for us we didn't have much chemical build up or maybe our hair just handled the change good, I am not really sure. I liked the idea I knowing exactly what I am putting in my hair and how it made my hair feel. However like all things organic or "natural" it cost around $6 to $8 dollars a bar. A bar will last anywhere from three months on depending on how hard the bar is and if you take good care of it. The only real care involved is just making sure you let it dry out real nice between uses. So after talking to some neighbors we tried our hand at making our own. I am to the curing process right now and have at least six more weeks to go before I get to try it out. I might even let it go a little longer so it will get extra hard. I have never had a really hard bar but from what I have read the harder the better. So to say the least I am really excited to see how this soap turns out. I have really high hopes there are so many options to soap making that if things go well I plan to make much more.
So for now the list just grows with things are a making either to save a little money or for fun.