Making my own Laundry Soap!

3 Posts in one week; wow!

I am now making my own liquid laundry soap and so far am loving it! Can you say CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP??? I am going to save a Ton!

Here is the recipe and it is SIMPLE. I could not find Fels when I made my first batch so I used Ivory, but I have now located a retailer that sells it and will be getting it for my next batch. It is suppose to be a huge stain fighter and good for sensitive skin.

LIQUID LAUNDRY SOAP

4 cups hot tap water

1 fels naptha bar of soap

1 cup washing soda

1/2 cup borax

1. Grate bar of soap into the water in saucepan and heat over low/med heat until soap is dissolved.

2. Fill a 5 gallon bucket 1/2 full of hot water and add melted soap, borax, and soda. Add more water to bucket until it is 2/3 full. Cover and let sit overnight to thicken.

3. Stir. Fill a used laundry container 1/2 full with the soap mixture and the rest of the way with water. Shake before each use, it will gel.

~Top loading machines-use 5/8 cup per load (approx 180 loads)

~Front loading machines-use 1/4 cup per load (approx 600 loads)