Homemade Laundry Detergent

Homemade Laundry Detergent

(For Front or top load machine) 

Yield:  Liquid Soap recipe makes 10 gallons (5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads) 

Ingredients:

4  Cups - hot tap water

1  Fels-Naptha soap bar/Ivory/Zote (Fels-Naptha carries health concerns)

1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda* (or washing soda) - in the laundry detergent isle

½ Cup Borax

 Directions:

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

 *Arm & Hammer "Super Washing Soda" - in some stores or may be purchased online  (at Meijer.com). Baking Soda will not work, nor will Arm & Hammer Detergent - It must be sodium carbonate!!

**Recipe from Duggarfamily.com**