Home Made Soap

These are what you need to buy.

So it order for us to save some money and become more earth friendly, I decided to try making my own laundry soap. I know a couple people who have made this and love it, so here it is!

4  Cups - hot tap water

1  Fels-Naptha soap bar-grated
1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
½ Cup Borax

- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. 

No it's not cheese :) It's the grated soap. 

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. 

This is what it will look like after adding the hot water.

This is what it looks
like the next day, jell. 

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.

1/4 cup for front load machine.

-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)

These are the only jugs I have,
 and I still have 1/2 a bucket
left of solution. 

*Baking Soda will not work, nor will Arm & Hammer Detergent - It must be sodium carbonate!!

Borax- $2.98

Arm & Hammer Washing Soda- $3.29

Fels-Naptha bar soap $.98

Total: $ 7.25 

So, how many of you spend at least $7.00 on a jug of laundry soap?

I can make at least 6 more batches of soap with the 1 box of borax and 1 box of washing soda. As you can see, this will save you lots of money, and its super easy! It smells pretty good as is, but as you read above, you can add essential oils to make it smell pretty. Hope you give it a try!