How to Make Homemade Laundry Detergent
Ingredients
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- 1 bar, Fels-Naptha Soap
- 1 cup, Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
- 1/2 cup, Borax
- Essential Oils (optional)
- 4 cups, Hot Tap Water
- 5-Gallon Bucket
Instructions
- Grate the soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.
- 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 the bucket to the top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken. We purchased a semi see-thru 5 gallon bucket with a handle and a lid from Lowe’s – about $7.
- If you are adding essential oils, add them when the soap has completely cooled. Some ideas include: lavender, rosemary, and tea tree oil.
- 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. This will form into a gel.
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