Homemade Laundry Detergent Food

HOMEMADE LAUNDRY DETERGENT

Steps:

• Place grated soap in a pot.
• Cover with water and simmer over medium heat until all soap is melted, stirring occasionally.
• Pour into 5 gallon bucket.
• Add washing soda and borax.
• Add enough hot water to fill the bucket.
• Stir (I use a long measuring stick, but any long stick will work).
• Let sit overnight to gel.
• Use 1 cup per load.
• (You can pour this into old detergent containers or leave in the bucket. Please cover with a lid if leaving in the bucket to protect children and pets.).

HOMEMADE LIQUID LAUNDRY DETERGENT

Steps:

• Mix Fels Naptha soap in a saucepan with 3 pints of water, and heat on low until dissolved.
• Stir in Washing Soda and Borax.
• Stir until thickened, and remove from heat.
• Add 1 Quart Hot Water to 2 Gallon Bucket.
• Add soap mixture, and mix well.
• Fill bucket with hot water, and mix well.
• Set aside for 24 hours, or until mixture thickens.
• Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load.
• Essential Oils can be added to soap for fragrance*Washing Soda can be found on the laundry detergent aisle of your supermarket.
• It comes in a yellow box.
• Baking soda SHOULD NOT be used in place of washing soda.
• They are completely different products.

SUE'S HOMEMADE LAUNDRY DETERGENT

Steps:

• The first 4 ingredients are what you need to buy. The next 5 are to make the actual recipe.
• Dissolve soaps and detergent in 5 gallon bucket with 4 cups of boiling water.( I used the paint stirrer and drill for this the 2nd time I made it, it dissolved the ingredients much better than by hand).
• Once dissolved add another 4 cups of very hot water.
• Stir well and add enough water to fill 5 gallon bucket to the top.
• Let sit overnight. Soap will gel up and you will need to stir completely with your hand or use a paint stirrer on the end of a drill. You can fill empty laundry bottles or keep in bucket with a cover.
• 1 - 5 gallon bucket will make about 80 loads of detergent.
• ( A little extra math- 1 box of Arm and Hammer, 2 boxes of 20-Mule Team, 15 bars of Ivory and 8 bars of Fels will make about 1200 loads of laundry for about $35.96).
• Also I bought an inexpensive grater just for the soap. It was suggested to use a food processor but I didn't like doing that.

HOMEMADE LAUNDRY DETERGENT TABS

Steps:

• Grate a bar of soap (can also shred in food processor).
• Mix the grated soap, baking soda, washing soda, and salt in a large bowl.
• Slowly add the vinegar a little at a time and mix until it starts to clump and is easy to manipulate.
• Press into ice cube trays (really press hard).
• Set the trays out to dry in a sunny place for at least 24 hours.
• When you use the tabs, add them in with the load and not in the separate area for detergent if your machine has one. They won't dissolve properly without enough water.

LAUNDRY DETERGENT POWDER

Steps:

• Mix together and keep in closed container.
• Use one tablespoon per load.