Homemade Laundry Detergent

This weekend I got a lesson on being a thrifty homemaker from Susie Homemaker...AKA...my mom (who really is Susie)cdd!! My first lesson was on how to make Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent.

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)

E was helping Grandma...

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. 

Dial Corporation 5.5Oz Fels-Naptha Bar 4303 Laundry Pretreaters

Arm & Hammer Super Wash Soda, Detergent Booster 55 oz (1559 g)

Dial Corporation 00368 "20 Mule Team Borax" Natural Laundry Booster & Multi-Purpose Household Cleaner 76 Oz.

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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