I make my own laundry detergent - grate a bar of zote soap in food processor, then put in bowl with blade and pulverize into granules. Add 1 1/2 cup borax and 1 1/2 cup washing soda. This makes no suds and 2 tablespoons cleans a load, with no odor. Clothes seem soft to me - very little static and a neutral scent. If I feel like scent, I put in a half teaspoon tide clean breeze liquid which is enough without overpowering.