You may have seen The Duggars episode where they had homemade laundry soap. I have had the ingredients for a while but wanted to use us the rest of our store bought laundry soap first. This weekend we finally made it! The secret is going to be the container, I think. We found this awesome container at Target that actually even comes with a scoop. The lid is key. I don't want any spillage.
This is the formula I used. We tripled it in order to use up 1 entire bar of soap.
http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/laundrysoap.htm
This is the website the formula and instructions/tips came from.
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Homemade Laundry Soap
1/3 bar Fels Naptha or other type of soap, as listed above
½ cup washing soda
½ cup borax powder
~You will also need a small bucket, about 2 gallon size~
Grate the soap and put it in a sauce pan. Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts. Add the washing soda 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 sit for about 24 hours and it will gel. You use ½ cup per load.
You may have seen The Duggars episode where they had homemade laundry soap. I have had the ingredients for a while but wanted to use us the rest of our store bought laundry soap first. This weekend we finally made it! The secret is going to be the container, I think. We found this awesome container at Target that actually even comes with a scoop. The lid is key. I don't want any spillage.
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