Homemade laundry detergent

So I heard about people making their own laundry detergent and it working better than store bought. Plus knowing that $30 worth of products should last an entire year was definitely enticing. I was able to find everything at my local grocery store. The laundry soap bar might be hard to find in some areas. Amazon sells all these products.

1 (4 lb 12 oz) box of Borax
1 (3 lb 7 oz) box of Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
1 (3 lb) container of OxyClean
3 (5 1/2 oz) bars of Fels-Naptha soap or 2 (14.1 oz) bars of Zote soap
1 (4 lb) box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
1-2 (55 oz) bottle of Purex Crystals Fabric Softener - optional

1. The first step is to finely grate the bars of Fels-Naptha. It's a little time consuming but this is the worse step. Etsy sells some already grated.
2. Find a container big enough to hold all the ingredients and mix everything together. It is a years worth of laundry detergent after all.
3. Measure 1-2 tablespoons per load. This is good for high efficiency machines as well. I use the scooper that came with the OxyClean.

I made a lavender scented and unscented batch and put in mason jars to give out as Christmas gifts.