Homemade Laundry Soap
Are you a green fanatic? Or just like to know what goes into the household products you use? You'll enjoy this great homemade laundry soap recipe. Pass it along to family and friends!
Homemade Laundry Soap
A couple of weeks ago, I received a wonderful gift. It was a jar of homemade laundry soap. I love using homemade products, especially if I can save money or a little bit of the earth!
Well, I've been using this soap for 2 weeks (that means 15 loads of laundry), and I love it. Not only does it work well, but my clothes smell fantastic and are much softer than before.
Using the recipe that came with the gift, It cost me $17.00 to make a 10 month supply of Laundry Soap.
So, here is the recipe and the instructions:
- 4 lb box of Borax
- Large box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
- Large box of Arm & Hammer Washing Powder
- 1 jar of Oxy Clean Granules
- 2 bars of Fels-naptha Soap
- 2 bars of bath soap (any scent you like). I used 2 different types to add color to the soap and make it pretty :-)
All of the ingredients can be found on the Laundry aisle at your local grocery store (except the bath soap).
To make the soap, you will need a large container to mix it in. I used a five gallon bucket lined with a trash bag. You will need to grate the soap with a cheese grater, and then mix all of the items in the bucket really well. Viola.... You have laundry soap. I filled my laundry soap container with enough soap to clean 100 loads of laundry( it only takes 1 tablespoon per load)! The remainder went into smaller containers to give as gifts (along with the recipe).
I figure I will save about $100 per year, and keep dozens of those large plastic bottles out of the landfill!
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