Homemade Laundry Detergent

I made homemade laundry detergent.  This is huge for me.  I don't do "homemade" anything, except food.  I'm not crafty.  I'm not resourceful.  I just don't do it.  Maybe I should try harder. Maybe this is the start of something new.  It's a brand new day!  Okay, let's not get carried away.  It's just the one thing.  But it is a cool thing!
The entire batch cost me under $25.00!  It looks like it will last me AT LEAST three months.  I'm hoping for six.  I have no idea how long it will last.  But normally, I buy detergent about every three weeks at almost $15.00 a bottle.  So, in the end, this could save me a lot of money.  And I'm all about saving money.  I've done a few loads with it, and so far, it looks to be doing a better job than my regular detergent.

Here's what you need:
3.5 pounds of Oxyclean (3 small containers @ 3.86 ea)
3 bars of Fels-Naptha Soap (@.97 ea)
55 oz. of Arm and Hammer Super Wash Soda (@ 3.24)
4 lbs. of baking soda (@2.12)
4 lbs. of borax (@ 3.99)

I found all of these items at my local Wal-Mart in the detergent aisle.  I guess you could use the off brand of oxyclean and baking soda.  Easy-peasy.

All you have to do is grate the bars of soap.  And stir everything together in a 5 gallon container.  Again, easy-peasy.  It took me like ten minutes to do it all.  I use the scoop that came in the Oxyclean container.  And I use 2 scoops per load.
I use mostly cold water for my laundry and had no problem with the soap dissolving.  I don't have one of those fancy, high-efficiency, washer and dryers (although, that's my plan soon), but I did read it works fine in those.  It was suggested that you put it directly in the drum, though, rather than the dispenser.
So, there you go!