Friday, February 24, 2012

Laundry Soap

What do you get when you combine Washing Soda, Baking Soda, Borax & Kirks Castle Soap?


Why home made laundry soap at a fraction of the cost of store bought laundry soap. :>)


I spent just shy of $16 to make 12lbs of homemade laundry soap.


I found the recipe at Maryjane Lee's blog: http://thebeehivecottage.blogspot.com/


She uses her laundry soap in her Front Load washer...which is what I have.
So I made a batch in a large tub then split it up into two containers, one for me and one for my daughter... Now I can hardly wait for tomorrow to try out the soap.


Here is the recipe for the laundry soap.


1 - 4lbs of Washing Soda


1 - 4lbs Baking Soda


1 - 4lbs Borax


3 bars of either Zote/FelsNapfa or Kirks Castle Soap.


Combine the first 3 items into a large container to mix together.


Then grate the 3 bars of soap and mix into the mix. (I use an old counter mount, cheese grater to grate the soap).


To use, add 1/4 cup of mix into your washer with the laundry or you can pull out the dispenser tray and put the soap into the opening.


I never use fabric softener,,,but I do use 1/4 of white vinegar in the rinse cycle...and no, there is no vinegar smell!


I'll post after I see how well it works, but I have friends who make & use their own laundry soap and are very happy with how well it works and is very economical to make.

2 comments:

  1. I've been making my detergents from scratch for about 2-3 years now. I am so glad I switched too.

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  2. I've been using this exact same recipe for years now and it is wonderful. I also sprinkle a few drops of essential oil scent in of my fragrance of the month! LOL! I have front loaders (HE) also and no problem and I too use the vinegar. Great stuff and what a savings!

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