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Laundry soap (homemade)

1/19/2018

23 Comments

 
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 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!
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This laundry soap is so easy and so CHEAP to make:
Printable Recipe
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.


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. 
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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: 
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Check out my beautiful soap container!
23 Comments
Diane Brenner
4/16/2018 07:36:29 am

How does this work on today's fabrics? I know that my mother used Borax back when I was growing up, in the 50's, but the fabrics weren't 90% plastic, either!

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Jonni
4/16/2018 03:40:03 pm

Funny, works great. I use it with delicates and loads of dirty blue jeans, even garden gloves, that really are half plastic.

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Lelani Aleman
4/16/2018 09:10:27 am

Would not a bar of soap cost 39 cents as 10 bars cost $3.97?

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Jonni
4/16/2018 03:41:45 pm

I'll have to run that by my accountant. ;-) My husband did the figuring.

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Micki Morrison
4/16/2018 06:40:56 pm

It looks on the sheet hubby worked up that he listed the bar of soap as 39.7 cents, which is 1/10th of the 10-bar-pack price of $3.97.

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Jonni
4/18/2018 09:47:04 am

Yes, almost 40 cents per bar.

Rachel Drinnon
10/5/2018 10:26:14 am

That's what the paper says. 39.7. You must be reading ounces 3.17

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Lleen
4/16/2018 09:44:46 am

Supper cool

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Jonni
4/16/2018 03:44:15 pm

Thanks!

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Vicky
4/16/2018 10:33:16 am

Great for people who have allergies.

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Jonni
4/16/2018 03:45:25 pm

My daughter was the one who started this, because her husband was breaking out from all other laundry detergents. Thanks for the comment.

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Teresa link
4/16/2018 02:12:05 pm

Does this work for high efficiency machines? I have a front loaderloader. Thanks. I love this idea.

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Jonni
4/16/2018 03:38:12 pm

Yes, mind is a high efficiency machine, not a front loader though.

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Barbara Martin
4/16/2018 03:55:40 pm

Can I use Borax and the other ingredients with bleach on my whites? Can I use with HE washer?

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Jonni
4/16/2018 04:16:08 pm

Yes, my washer is HE and I have been using this mix now for a couple of years. Yes, also on the bleach. I use bleach especially with my dishtowels and I also use vinegar. I don't add anymore Borax, since the mix has Borax in it.

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Mary
4/17/2018 07:09:19 am

I’m confused. How much of the mixture do I use for a large load of clothes?

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Jonni
4/18/2018 09:43:30 am

1Tablespoon. If they are really dirty, I might you just a smidgeon more. I also use less on a small load of delicates. Thanks!

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Jim Bauder
10/5/2018 06:27:16 am

How does this mix work with COLD water washing?

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Jonni
10/5/2018 10:48:25 am

Yes, cold water and hot water. I use it for dedicates, also.

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Cheri
10/5/2018 07:45:20 am

Are the sent beads added to the whole batch of detergent or just each load?

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Jonni
10/5/2018 10:47:20 am

I add them to the whole batch. Though, it is entirely okay to leave them out and only add them with each load.

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Leeanne
10/5/2018 08:03:21 am

Thanks for sharing this recipes! I tried a different recipe years ago and it did not work as well. I think it skipped the borax and definitely didn't have those lovely scented granules in it. I cannot wait to make this!! I am on a super tight budget and I have an HE front loader machine which typically doesn't use as much detergent anyways but it's great to know it is safe for these machines. Thanks and blessings to you and your hubby!! 😀😀😀

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Jonni
10/5/2018 10:49:33 am

I'm all for saving money!

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