Homemade Laundry Soap

By AuntieLo

This makes 18 lbs of Laundry Detergent!

You only need to use 1-2 tablespoons per load, and yes you can use it in your High Efficiency washing machines (that’s what I have been using). Some people worry that just 1-2 tablespoons is not enough, but this stuff is concentrated and works really well! I have been using it for months now. My daughter has really sensitive skin, and this has been wonderful for her since all the others out there have add-ins.

But is this cost effective?
So I did the math of course, to figure out how much per load this recipe makes. I am super excited about the results because it is as low as $0.04 per load which is a stock up price when it comes to laundry detergent and using coupons. But watch for coupons on these items to even make the cost lower.

Ingredients

• 1 1 3 7 of Super Washing Soda 3 lb. 7 oz. ($3.24)
• 1 1 4 12 of Borax 4 lbs 12 oz. size ($3.38)
• 1 1 4 Box of Pure Baking Soda 4 lb. ($2.12)
• 3 3 5.5 bars of Fels-Naptha 5.5 oz. or you could also use Ivory soap ($0.97 x3)
• 1 1 1.3 container of Oxy-Clean 1.3 lb ($3.86)
• 28 Purex Crystals 28 oz. for scent (or you could use Downy unstoppables ) ($5-$6)

Details

Servings 18
Adapted from happymoneysaver.com

Preparation

Step 1

The first step is to grate your Fels-Naptha Bar. You can use a cheese grater to do this, but I used my food processor as it was a lot quicker. Using my food processor I first grated the bar like cheese, and then used the regular blade to grate down fine. You could use Ivory soap (just microwave it and it will foam where you can just crush it into a fine grade).

Next I grabbed one of my plastic tote bins and put a black garbage bag inside of it. Then I poured each one of the ingredients inside.

Mix all these ingredients up well.