save money no for more preps and store the ingredients for prep , mine is easy as pie . ok get 3 gal of h2o one hot put one in a pot and one cold , in the pot bring h2o to a boil add 1 cup sugar baking soda wash powers 1 cup borax 1/3 bar of fels-naptha and 1 10th zote soap cook until dissolved put 1 gal hot h2o in a 5 gal bucket add soap h2o with wood spoon mix good then add gal cold h2o and poor in 3 old wash soap jugs with tops let set 24 hr and use 1 cup per load it cost me .50 cent per gal hope this helps you guys out