Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent

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Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent



Ingredients:


1 Bar Bels Naptha Soap
Arm & Hammer Washing Sod
20 Mule Team Borax

Directions:


Grate 1 bar of Fels Naptha Soap into the top of a double boiler and melt.
Pour 1 cup Arm & Hammer WASHING Soda and 1 Cup 20 Mule Team Borax into a 5 gallon plastic pail.
Pour 1 Gallon of very hot water into the pail.
Stir melted Fels Naptha into the pail and whisk until mixed. Add very hot water until pail filled within a couple inches from top (3-5 gallons total) and whisk again.
Add a few drops of any scent or not (such as clove oil, bay oil, lavender, etc).


Storage:


Store in any used plastic laundry soap container or leave in pail.


Year's Supply:


A typical family of 4 will need 2 boxes each of borax and Washing soda and 16 bars of Fels Naptha, if you wash every day.


For Hard Water:


Add an extra 1/2 to 1 cup of borax per wash load.
Otherwise use 1 cup for light washes and 1-2 cups for extra dirty and super sized washes.
Add 1/2 cup of bleach or a little bluing for whites.
This soap does not suds and is healthy for your washer and plumbing systems.
Rub Fels Naptha Bar into stains.
The liquid will thicken and lumps will happen. Just stir occasionally and lumps will dissolve in wash water to no consequence.
Works in cold and hot washes.
May alleviate soap allergy symptoms.

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Liquid Laundry Detergents

Recipe #1



3 Pints Water
1/3 Bar Fels Naptha Soap, Grated
1/2 Cup Washing Soda
1/2 Cup Borax
2 Gallon Bucket
1 Quart Hot Water
Hot Water


Mix Fels Naptha soap in a saucepan with 3 pints of water, and heat on low until dissolved. Stir in Washing Soda and Borax. Stir until thickened, and remove from heat. Add 1 Quart Hot Water to 2 Gallon Bucket. Add soap mixture, and mix well. Fill bucket with hot water, and mix well. Set aside for 24 hours, or until mixture thickens. Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load.


Recipe #2



1 Cup Grated Fels Naptha Soap
1/2 Cup Washing Soda
1/2 Cup Borax
2 Tablespoons Glycerin
2 Gallons Water (NOTE: This recipe originally called for 2 Cups Water)


Mix all three ingredients together. Add glycerin and water.
Use 1/2 - 3/4 cup per load. Best when used with cold or warm water.


Recipe #3



Water
1 Bar Fels Naptha Soap, Grated
5 Gallon Bucket
1 Cup Washing Soda
4 1/2 Gallons Water


Place grated soap in a small saucepan and cover with water. Heat on low until dissolved. Fill bucket with hot water, and add soap. Stir to combine. Add 1 cup washing soda and mix well. As it cools it will thicken. May be used immediately. Use 1-2 cups per load.


Powdered Laundry Detergent



1 Cup Grated Fels Naptha Soap
1/2 Cup Washing Soda
1/2 Cup Borax


For light load, use 1 tablespoon.
For heavy or heavily soiled load, use 2 tablespoons.



TIPS


Liquid detergent can also be used as a pretreater for stains.
Ivory Soap, Deodorant Soap, and Beauty Bars can be substituted for the Fels Naptha Soap.
Essential Oils can be added to soap for fragrance.