DIY Laundry Soap

/ mywheatfield

OK so I have been posting on Facebook about my Laundry soap that I made.  I love it so far.  It takes some getting use to that the perfume smell is not there but I guess that would be the chemical stuff they put in the commercial stuff.

So here is the recipe I got from the Duggars witha  couple adjustments.  I could not find the Fels Naptha but a friend told me to use Sunlight laundry soap bar (it smells better too i guess).  There are varying recipes online so you may need to figure out what works best for you.  When I bottle i only fill 1/3 water and 2/3 soap as it seemed really watery with the 1/2 and 1/2 (Step 3)…on some recipes they just scoop out from the 5 Gallon bucket.  I found all my ingredients at Sobeys…if you want to try some in a load or two let me know and I’ll get you some…I have over 5 gallons worth 😀  I think in the end I will have made 31 litres of Laundry soap…should last a bit!

Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap- Front or top load machine

4  Cups – hot tap water
1  Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup – Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
1 Cup Borax
Step 1. Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.
Step 2. 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.
Step 3. 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.
-Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.
-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)  Note what is 5/8 so I would do 3/4 of a cup.
-Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)

So some tips that I have figured out.

  1. Make sure you have lots of empty bottles…I am still begging for more.
  2. the time to make is minimal but it does take some time to bottle.
  3. When Bottling I used a wisk to mix up the gel so that it would go through the funnel
  4. Get a funnel with a larger hole..I used a small kitchen one and it would have been nice to have had a bigger one.

    If you do try and it works or doesn’t, let me know…I would love to hear your experience.

Crystal

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