Homemade Laundry Detergent~

[Admin]

You will need:

Bar of Ivory soap
1 cup of washing soda (Arm and Hammer for example)
Water

Directions:

Fill large bucket or container with 3 gallons of hot tap water.

Grate the bar of soap into a saucepan. Add just enough water to cover the soap, and heat, stirring constantly until soap is dissolved.

Add soap/water mixture to the hot water in the bucket. Stir to combine.

Add 1 cup of washing soda and stir (do not mix up these steps).

As this cools, it will turn into a white gelatinous soap. Thickness depends on the size of bucket used.

Use 1 1/2 to 2 cups per load of laundry. You can add 1/2 cup of baking soda to the load as well. Use 1/2 cup vinegar in a downy ball as a softener (the vinegar smell does not stay in your clothes).

[ellise]

Cool Beans I want to try this, to see if I can actually save money!

[lucie]

Has anyone tried this laundry detergent recipe? I have been thinking about it for a long time...

[cara]

Luc,

I used it after making an entire batch, then I realized I was allergic to one of the ingredients. But if no one in your family has sensitive skin, I say it would be good. It works great and lasts a long time.

[violet]

I made this a number of times when the kids were younger. It was fine for delicate stuff, but I found it didn't clean the boys clothes well. Now I've got a front loader, it may be a different story.

[braided-rug]

Wow, you guys are amazing. I have only ever made the Aussie woolwash.

[braided-rug]

In blog world alot of people are interested in recipes about laundry detergent. So I found two links to add to it.

www.redgumsoaps.com.au/62.0.html

www.aquasapone.com.au/recipes/rebatchedsoap.html

That one includes laundry gel.

I haven't tried any of the recipes.

[lucie]

missviolet said:

I made this a number of times when the kids were younger. It was fine for delicate stuff, but I found it didn't clean the boys clothes well. Now I've got a front loader, it may be a different story.

That's my worry about homemade laundry detergent...My boys get their clothes SO dirty.

[lucie]

Oh that was too bad you were allergic to something....but if you think it can work well...I'll give it a try. Maybe I can still keep on buying Tide if the clothes are too stained...

cara said:

Luc,

I used it after making an entire batch, then I realized I was allergic to one of the ingredients. But if no one in your family has sensitive skin, I say it would be good. It works great and lasts a long time.

[cara]

It removed stains very well Lucie.