My daughter does not seem to comprehend that EVERYTHING can't go in her mouth, so I decided to get rid of as many chemicals as possible around the house. This is my laundry detergent now:
http://www.dwellinginhappiness.com/c...dry-detergent/
some people like to use borax...but it was just as dangerous as the other stuff, so I found a recipe that didn't use it. This stuff has been working great so far!
For fabric softener I used my tea kettle to boil 2 cups of water, then mixed it with one cup of baking soda. Once the baking soda was not as solid I added in 6 cups of vinegar (slowly, so that it wouldn't react with the baking soda as much)
Then I added 30 drops of essential oil...whatever essential oil scent you like.