Super easy homemade laundry detergent with review

I made a batch similar a couple of years ago and then never got around to making more.  I still really liked it, I just got caught up with life.  I decided to keep up with it again and hopefully make this homemade detergent permanent in our life!

I got the recipe I am using here. 
I used:
One 4 oz bar of Dove soap.  It can easily be found in almost every soap aisle of any grocery store.
1 cup Borax, found in the laundry detergent aisle.
1 cup Washing Soda, found next to the Borax.

Shave the soap into very small particles, and then mix together all of the ingredients for about 5 minutes, until very well blended.
Side note: I have heard some people have issues with soap residue being left on the clothes after the wash.  Some suggestions for that is to make the soap particles even smaller by a blender, or using vinegar in the rinse cycle (NEVER with bleach though!) and that helps remove the residue.  I didn't do either of these tricks, and no soap residue was left. 

I then poured my mixture into a box I had on hand.  (Girl scout cookie time! YES! Want any Girl scout cookies? Hit me up, my girls would love you forever.)

Then use 1 tbsp on a normal load of laundry.  I have an HE front load washing machine.  Just pour the tbsp on top of the clothes, unless your washing machine has a slot for dry detergent.

My review:
To really see how clean everything got, I took some of Mr. Supportive's strong smelling deodorant and caked it onto an area of an old T-Shirt.  After running the washing machine with the detergent and then drying as normal, I can smell nothing but the detergent freshness from the old shirt (and all of the other clothes).  I am very pleased!  I did not use any fabric softener for this load, by the way.  I wanted an accurate assessment of the detergent. 

So there you have it!  When you divide out the cost of the supplies with how much is used per detergent container, this detergent cost only about a dollar to make, and is good for about 30-45 loads.  Not too shabby!