Ingredients:
Grate Soap:
Measure:
Stir:
Homemade Laundry Detergent
1 bar Fels Naptha (5.5 oz.) soap
1 1/2 cups Washing Soda
1 1/2 cups Borax
Grate the bar of soap; mix with 2 quarts of water and slowly heat until the soap is dissolved, stirring occasionally. In a 5 gallon bucket put the washing soda and borax; stir in some hot water until the powders dissolve. Pour the dissolved Fels Naptha soap into the 5 gallon bucket. Fill the bucket up with warm water. Stir well. Use 1/2 cup in each load of laundry.
This is really cheap and it works well!
6 comments:
I would like to try making this again sometime. Thank you for posting the recipe!
I didn't realize you could make so much laundry soap from so little ingredients! That must save a lot of money. Thanks for sharing!
This recipe works pretty well, but, in the summertime when the laundry is particularly soiled and smelly I do have to add 1/2 cup if some detergent booster sometimes. (usually borax, washing soda, or amonia.)
, or amonia.)
I've thought about making my own detergent in the past. Thanks for sharing how you do it! Does it thicken up at all? I always get a bit nervous with any kind of liquid in buckets with so many little ones around if I ever forgot to cover it. But, I suppose I could try halving the recipe and put in in smaller containers.
It does thicken up to a loose gel like consistency. I do keep a lid on it, but I don't always snap it on tight. I could see it being dangerous to toddlers. I know of people who have used this recipe and stored it in gallon jugs. That might work for you.
I had not thought of putting it in gallon jugs, thanks for the idea! :)
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