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| Ingredients: 1 bar of Ivory Bar Soap 1 cup Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda 1/2 cup Borax Optional: You can add essential oils such as lavender, rosemary, etc. if you want it to have a scent. *I also save containers that I would normally throw away to store my detergent in. |
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| Grate the bar soap and add to a large saucepan with hot water. |
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| This is very easy to do but making your own laundry detergent is a discipline and is not for everyone, but it definitely saves money–just pennies a load! |
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| Stir over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted. |
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| I always make this in my basement bathroom tub. This literally takes 15 minutes of your time. |
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| Fill a 10 gallon pail half full of hot water. Add the melted soap, Borax and Washing soda, stir well until all powder is dissolved. |
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| Sometimes I use a 5 gallon bucket and half the recipe unless I have extra containers to store my detergent in. |
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| Top the pail up with more hot water. Use 1 cup per load stirring before each use. (will gel) Store in containers or a covered bucket. Marlene left this comment that I thought you might want to know. "I've used this recipe many times and it works great. You can also leave the water out - just stir up the dry ingredients including the soap and use a tablespoon or two in your laundry. It takes up less space dry." Thanks Marlene! ****************** Snippets From My Heart When my children were small I was a stay at home Mom. We sacrificed a lot for me to be home with my babies. I would not take anything for that time I had with my children. That is when I first learned to make my own detergent along with many other homemade luxuries. Back then it was a necessity. Now it is a choice. Today I am thankful for..........choices. |
