Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent Recipes

How do you make homemade liquid detergent?

By RL from MO

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By JustPlainJo 10/01/2010

Someone posted this on TF awhile back. I saved it for a friend, and adapted it to her reduced lifting ability and means.
Homemade Laundry Soap
Ingredients, Full Batch
2 gallons Water (hot)
1 bar Soap (grated)
2 cups Baking soda (yes baking soda not washing soda)

Ingredients, Half Batch
1 gallon water hot
½ bar soap grated
1 cup baking soda

Ingredients, Quarter Batch
½ gallon water hot
¼ bar soap grated
½ cup baking soda

Instructions
* Melt grated soap in a saucepan with enough hot water to cover. Cook on medium-low heat, stirring frequently until soap is melted.
* In a large pail, pour hot water. Add melted soap, stir well.
* Then add the baking soda, stir well again.
* Use half cup per full load, 1 cup per very soiled load
Note: add ¼ to ½ cup hydrogen peroxide per load for extra whiteness.
Hope this helps. JustPlainJo

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How do I keep my homemade laundry detergent from clumping? I melt the soap all the way down. It clumps and is not creamy at all.
Thanks.

By Jennifer from Shelbyville, KY

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By Angela Michels 09/19/2011

I stick a marble in each one of my jugs and gently shake it before each use. Works great!

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I think I recently saw a recipe (I thought that it was on ThriftyFun, not sure though) for homemade laundry detergent using liquid dishwashing soap. Does anyone have it? Thank you.

By WendyD from Palm Springs, CA

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By Robyn Fed 06/29/2010

I have washed many loads of clothes with only dish soap, and they turn out great! I just put a few squirts in the water until it gets all sudsy. It works great!
Robyn

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I need a recipe for liquid laundry detergent.

By Frances

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By Angel84dsj 05/02/2012

I happen to have found this receipe online recently. Haven't used it, but it was from a credited website (dont remember which) Hope it helps!

Ingredients:
2 gallons of hot water, 1 bar of soap (grated), 2 cups of baking soda.

Directions:
Melt soap in a pan with just enough boiling water to cover. Stir until completely melted. In a large pail or bucket, pour in 2 gallons of hot water. Add the melted soap. Add the baking soda and stir well. Use 1/2 cup per load or more for oversized or very soiled loads of laundry.

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In what container should I store Liquid Laundry Soap? I'd like to make a nice batch for the very first time, but no one has mentioned how it should be stored, other than "in a bucket". Shouldn't it be in a container with a lid?

Thanks!
Denise from FL

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By mrsdawn 02/20/2008

We dont have a washer and dryer at our house so I store the batch that I make in a milk jug and pour it into our empty detergent bottle to take to the laundry mat

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I made my own laundry detergent, but it separates leaving a white gel at the top. I have to stir it all the time before I use it. It is made with bar soap, washing soda, borax, and water.

By Caroline K