i am going to try making some but can't find washing soda anywhere....any suggestions?

I read this blog :-D remembered this post from a few weeks ago. :-D

Have not tried myself, but she said you can buy arm and hammer washing soda in the laundry aisle of the grocery store. ? Hope you find some. :-D

http://babybolte.blogspot.com/2010/05/thrifty-thursday.html

I have looked everywhere here and haven't found it any where if you go to the Arm n Hammer web site (http://www.armandhammer.com/fabric-care/laundry-boosters/landing.aspx) the have a place where you can put in you zip and find if there is any atore in your area that carries it.
Erin

You can substitute baking soda for washing soda. However, I do want to say that I used to make my own laundry soap using this recipe but stopped when I started reading warnings about the potential dangers of using Borax. It is a natural pesticide for starters and you are supposed to wear gloves when handling it. Apparently it can be ingested when children put their clothes in their mouths and suck on the material. Don't know how accurate that is but I stopped using it because frankly I don't want to take a chance.

http://www.naturemoms.com/dangers-of-borax.html

http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2009/05/borax-is-it-safe.html

We get ours at Kroger, I don't know if you have one of those or not. I'm not sure about the Borax dangers, but I know you can use it as dish washing detergent for the machine.

Thanks ladies! I found it at a local grocery store. I will have to look into the borax dangers...thanks for the info.

Here's some more great tips: http://www.thefrugalshopper.com/articles/detergent.shtml