Homemade Laundry Soap Liquid And Powdered Recipes

Steps:

• Fill a saucepan with 6 cups water and add grated Fels Naptha soap.
• Heat on low until soap is 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.
• Don't forget to cover the bucket to keep small children and pets out.
• Mixture will thicken and gel.
• Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load.
• If clothes are heavily soiled, use 1 cup of the mixture per load.

Steps:

• Mix grated Fels Napth soap in a saucepan with 3 pints hot water and heat on low until dissolved. Sitr in Washing Soda and Borax. Stir until it slightly thickens, and remove from heat. Add 1 quart hot water to the 2 gallon bucket. Add soap mixture, and mix well. Fill bucket with additional hot water to make 2 gallons and mix well. Set aside for 24 hours until mixture thickens. I try and stir it once and awhile. If you don't by the next day it is like jello and you just have to stir until it mixes. (might have to use your hands even). Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load
• For the powdered detergent just mix and store in airtight container. Use 2 tablespoons for light loads and 3 tablespoons for heavy loads. to make a large batch- grate 6 bars fels Napth soap and then add 3 cups Washing Soda and 3 cups Borax.