Make Your Own Laundry Soap

How to make homemade laundry soap:

First you will need the following ingredients (you can find these at your local grocery store):

1/2 Cup: Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda {not Baking Soda}

1/2 Cup: Borax

1/3 Bar of Fels-Naptha Soap {you could also use Ivory soap, but if using Ivory… use the whole bar}

Bucket {2 gallon size or larger}

Empty laundry detergent containers or bucket with lid to store detergent.

What you are going to do is: 

• Grate 1/3 bar of Fels-Naptha Soap over large pot or saucepan

• Add 6 cups of Water.
• Heat over medium-high until soap dissolves and melts.
• Add Washing Soda & Borax, and stir until dissolved.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Pour 4 cups Hot Water into bucket, then add Soap Mixture.
• Stir, then add 1 Gallon + 6 Cups of additional water. Stir.
  Transfer to a bucket with a lid, or pour into empty laundry detergent containers.
• Set aside, and let it sit overnight, or up to 24 hours, to thicken and gel up.
• Consistency and color will vary depending on your soap & water ~ it may be lumpy and watery… kind of like a watery gel, but it works great!
• Stir or shake before each use, as it will continue to gel.

Good job… you did it!

I have made this personally and it works really well!  You can also find out how to make homemade fabric softner by clicking HERE.

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