I started making my own laundry soap, honestly, because my daughter started making her own because of cost,
and after seeing how well it cleaned the clothes, I was sold!
and after seeing how well it cleaned the clothes, I was sold!
This laundry soap is so easy and so CHEAP to make:
Laundry Soap Recipe
Ingredients for One Batch:
1 Bar Soap (any kind) I use Ivory most of the time
1 cup WASHING Soda (found in the laundry aisle)
1 cup Borax (any kind)
Use only 1 TABLESPOON per load. I do decrease slightly for delicate loads or extra small loads and increase slightly for an extra-large load or an extra dirty load.
I usually make a larger batch most times by increasing the ingredients times four.
1 Bar Soap (any kind) I use Ivory most of the time
1 cup WASHING Soda (found in the laundry aisle)
1 cup Borax (any kind)
Use only 1 TABLESPOON per load. I do decrease slightly for delicate loads or extra small loads and increase slightly for an extra-large load or an extra dirty load.
I usually make a larger batch most times by increasing the ingredients times four.
Grate the soap first. I use my kitchen mixer attachment to grate the soap. No scraped fingers and it comes out in a beautiful fluffy pile, ready to mix with the other ingredients. You can always use a grater though. I then rinse off the excess soap on the attachment grater and place in the dishwasher.
Add the borax and washing soda and stir until the ingredients are well mixed.
At this time you may choose to add a scent booster. This is not an ingredient that is necessary though and does increase the cost slightly. Here are two brands that I have used. I only put in about 1/4 cup for an extra large batch of soap. You may choose to add more or less, or none at all.
THE TOTAL FOR ONE LOAD USING YOUR HOMEMADE LAUNDRY SOAP: ONLY 4 cents per load!
My hubby figured up the cost and went to all this work to put it down on a sheet of paper for me:
