This laundry soap is easy to make and free of that long list of chemicals you will find in your average container of store bought soap. It works well too!
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: About 4 cups
Source: Modified from a recipe in the book "Making It".
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I have been making homemade laundry soap for years and I have an HE machine. I first made the liquid soap, but now I make the powdered and prefer that. My clothes are clean and fresh. I love that I can wash a whole year of clothes for about $10.
I use my food processor to shred the Zote soap and mix the dry ingredients. It only takes about 5 minutes to mix up a batch.
Where can I buy the note soap?
I use the same recipe for washing powders and it works wonders on my clothes and I only used two tablespoons per large load. I make a double batch of it and I stored in a 5-gallon bucket and I keep a container above my washing machine with a measuring spoon; I always noted on my calendar when I made the washing so I won't know how long this mixture last me doing laundry.
You are after my own heart Melissa! I too make homemade housecleaning products! Check out my liquid soap entry coming soon!
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My laundry soap recipe is to stir and dissolve in hot water: 1/4 cup of Borax, 1/18 cup washing soda, 2 good squirts of Dawn dish detergent and add 1 gallon of warm water. I use an old laundry detergent bottle Washing soda is a strong strain remover which I no longer need now my children are grown; so I use just 1/8 cup instead of 1/4 cup.
Using a food processor is a great idea for shredding the soap.
it helps! I used a cheese grater for a couple of years, then my husband got a food processor at a rummage sale. Works great!
I love making my own laundry soap
jjsabath, yes, this will work in the washers too. Good question! :)
Thank you Donna, isn't it fun making those things? :)
jjsabath, I meant to say this will work in the "he" high efficiency washers too. oops...lol...my mistake :)
Love it! I do this but double it, use one fels naphtha bar and 20 drops rosemary essential oil and 20 drops of lavender Thanks for sharing!
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