This might be a snore fest for some people, but I love this sort of thing! Here’s my recipe for homemade laundry soap. It is cheap and works great!
Combine the following and store in an airtight container to prevent caking {I use a clean coffee can}:
1 bar Fels Naptha soap, grated
1 cup Borax
1 cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
1/4 cup Oxi-Clean (optional)
Directions: Use one heaping Tbsp for a small load; use 2 heaping Tbsp for a large or heavily soiled load. I’ve found that it works best with warm or hot water, not cold.
Natural fabric softener = vinegar. Just pour a little {approximately 1/4 cup} into the fabric softener dispenser of your washing machine as you would store-bought softener. The smell totally dissipates once the laundry is dry.
Here’s a slightly different soap recipe that I found and want to try next time. Obviously it makes quite a bit more, but either recipe can be increased or decreased as long as the ratio of ingredients is the same.
3 bars pink Zote soap, grated
4 pound box Borax
4 pound box Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
4 pound box Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
1 small bucket Oxi-Clean or other oxygen cleaner
Same directions as stated above.
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