Wednesday, April 3, 2013

My homemade Laundry soap

 I've had a lot of people ask me for this lately and some requests on facebook so I thought I would just add it to my blog! Why not right?! I'm bored and way over due to blog!
 
This is a powder recipe!
 
2 Fels Naptha soap bars (grate these on your box grater or put it through your food processor)
1 3 pound tub of oxi clean
1 box of borax
1 box super washing soda (make sure it's the washing soda NOT baking soda)
1-2 bottles of purex crystal...
s (this is a softener but it's also for scent. I like it to smell longer so I usually get one big bottle and one small bottle)

Mix all together. It is low suds so it's HE safe. It is a powder so I recommend putting actually in the washer and not the pull out drawer that's on the HE machines (it tends to get goopy in there!)

You only use 1-2 tablespoons per load (I know it sounds crazy but it works) If you used the purex crystals you can put the finished mixture back into those bottles and the number 1 line of the purex lid is the amount you need to use. Built in measuring!!!

This lasted our family of 5 since last July!
Recently someone who equally shares my love for purex crystals found this lovely bottle of baby scented crystals so for this batch I will actually pull some of the mixture out before adding the crystals so that I can make a baby smell soap for my babies!!!! I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS!
 
If you prefer Liquid soap, here's your recipe!
 
Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap
(Front or top load machine-best value)
Ingredients:

4 Cups - hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup -Super Soda wash
½ Cup Borax

Directions:

-Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.
-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.
-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)
-Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.
-Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.
-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)
-Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)

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