liquid laundry soap recipe

==Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap==

I love homemade laundry soap! Everyone is always asking me for my liquid laundry soap recipe which is awesome because it is seriously the <<BEST>> laundry soap! I thought it would be best to make a blog post and make it easier to share with everyone!! 🙂

::This is what you will need::

*Super washing soda
*Borax
*Baking Soda
*Bar of Fels-Naptha, Ivory, Purex – whichever you prefer(Found in laundry soap isle) – I personally use Fels-Naptha

Directions:

*Using a cheese grater, food processor, or just a knife, grate the bar of soap until completely grated. One 5.5 ounce bar will make about one cup of flakes.

*Add the grated soap into a large saucepan with 4 cups of water. Sir continually over medium heat until soap is dissolved/melted completely.

*In a large, resealable container (I use a plastic Tidy Cats container, see below), combine melted soap flakes, 1 Cup of baking soda, 1 Cup washing soda, 1/2 Cup borax, and two (2) gallons of HOT water. ((Washing soda is not good for your skin so you should wear gloves or have a long stirring utensil so it does not splash on your skin.))

*Stir detergent mixture together until everything is dissolved. Let it sit overnight.

**Recommended use is 2 tbsp** I use about 1/4 cup. It is all up to the individual and your personal washing machine. Good for HE washers as well.

Resealable container:

–Few Tips–

I wanted to give you a few tips that worked for me when making the laundry soap.

1. When stirring everything together, I have found this method works the best. Put the hot water in the container first and then add the melted soap. Stir these together. Then slowly add the powder mixture a little at a time. Add a little bit, stir, add a little more, stir, and continue to do this until completely gone.

2. I stirred the soap a couple times after making it. It helped keep it liquid. The times I just let it set it got thick like a jello consistency and it was harder to stir and become liquid again. Just keep stirring every couple hours. I also used an old broomstick or an old window blinds stick. Sometimes regular utensils are not long enough.

Final Product:::

The picture came out blurry so I found another picture online to show you the consistency (see below). It’s chunky of sorts but still liquid.

Also, don’t worry if you drop a few little drops here and there and they harden to be white and flaky. It will come right up with a wet towel or rag 🙂

You can make over 2 gallons for not even half the price. It is less than $5 a batch. The ingredients you buy will make several batches. You will just need to get another bar of soap each time you make it.

Here are the ingredients that you can buy online or in a store. I bought all the ingredients at Wal-Mart except for the baking soda. We got a big bag, like listed below, at Sam’s Club for $3-4.

Borax
Washing Soda
Fels-Naptha
Baking Soda

Enjoy this awesome homemade laundry soap! Once you make this, you will NOT go back to store bought!