1. Grate the Fels Naptha Soap in a sauce pan. (use 1/3 of the bar)
2. Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts.
3. Add the Borax (1/2 cup)
3a. Add the Washing Soda (1/2 cup)
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Stir all ingredients until dissolved.
Remove from heat.
Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket (about 2 gallon size bucket).
Now add your soap mixture and stir. Add 1 gallon + 6 cups of water and stir.
Let the soap sit for about 24 hours it will gel. You use 1/2 cup per load.
*Full Recipe for Homemade Laundry Soap
1/3 bar Fels Naptha
1/2 cup Washing Soda
1/2 cup Borax Powder
Bucket (about a 2 gallon size)
*I used an old cat litter container
Grate the soap and put it into a sauce pan. Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts. Add the washing soap and the borax and stir until it is dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket. Now add your soap mixture and stir. Now add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir. Let the soap stir for about 24 hours and it will gel. You use 1/2 cup per load.
Enjoy!
*Some of the products (Fels Naptha and Washing Soda) can be hard to find. However, I did find them both on Amazon.com and at my local Walmart.
I also want to show you how much money you are saving by making your own laundry detergent (*All prices are from my local Wal-mart).
Here are the prices of each item:
1 bar Fels Naptha (5.5oz): $.97
Washing Soda (55oz/3lbs 7oz.): $ 3.24
Boarx Powder (76oz/4lbs 12oz): $2.98
Water: FREE!
Here is the price break down per batch:
1 bar Fels Naptha: $.32
Washing Soda: $.24
Boarx Powder: $.16
That’s a total of $.72 a BATCH, which is $.02 per load (if using 1 cup).
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