1/3 bar grated Fels Naptha Detergent Bar (or one whole bar of Ivory Bar Soap or your own homemade soap)
3/4 Cup Borax
3/4 Cup Washing Soda (Arm & Hammer makes this)
1 Quart hot tap water
6 quarts water
Directions:
Dissolve the grated soap in the six cups of water on your stove over medium heat.
Once the soap is fully dissolved, then add the borax and washing soda. Stir until dissolved (a couple of minutes).
You will need a container for your laundry soap that is large enough to hold 3 gallons. In this container, put 6 cups of hot tap water. Pour your hot soap solution into this container and stir. Add the additional 6 quarts of water. This laundry detergent will gel up. It may also separate a bit before it is all used. This is all okay. I like to break up the gel solution and pour it into old laundry containers I have saved. I generally shake the bottle before using to allow it to pour well.
Use 1/2 cup for one load. I like to use one full cup of detergent and add an extra Tablespoon of borax when I wash my towels (especially if they have been damp and waiting in the laundry basket a few days).
You may also add some essential oil to your laundry detergent when you are incorporating all the water.
I used lemon grass essential in my last batch of laundry soap and it did not gel up like the previous batch. It did not bother me at all, but it was a good thing I put my detergent in some old laundry detergent bottles-- I had to really shake it up good each time I used it!
I love making my own laundry soap. It is so easy, and SO MUCH CHEAPER! I have been making it for years. After 13 batches, which is 26 gallons of laundry soap, I am at the bottom of my box of washing soda. It is wonderful to know that I can go through the laundry soap aisle one time, and know that it will last me for YEARS!
Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I found out Fels soap is bad to use all the time and some people are really allergic to it. Also you can make your same recipe, just omit adding the liquids and use it as powdered. I make mine as,
1/2 cup baking soda (I use Oxiclean)
1/2 cup borax (acts as a fabric softener)
1 bar of homemade goats milk soap!
I grade the soap (normally I do this if I watch a movie) and then I spread the graded soap on a cookie sheet and let it dry. I then use a blender to turn it to powder and mix with the Oxiclean and borax. I found out that Oxiclean is dehydrated peroxide so it acts as bleach to remove stains. I like it b/c I have 4 boys so don't care how "cute" their clothes are! I use 2-3tbs in my front loader. All my "large" loads are washed on the small setting. I just don't think you need that much water I wash everything on hot so the soap mixes well.
This is my on-line or DVD Video Soap Making Tutorial. Watch me make soap in my own kitchen. You will be able to reproduce my soap exactly!
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