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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!
I would like to try making this again sometime. Thank you for posting the recipe!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize you could make so much laundry soap from so little ingredients! That must save a lot of money. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis 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.)
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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.
ReplyDeleteIt 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.
DeleteI had not thought of putting it in gallon jugs, thanks for the idea! :)
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