Homemade Laundry Detergent

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 bar bath soap, grated (your favorite brand, fels naptha is great)
• 1 cup arm & hammer super washing soda laundry detergent (a laundry booster)
• 1/2 cup borax
• hot water

Recipe

• 1 place grated soap in a pot.
• 2 cover with water and simmer over medium heat until all soap is melted, stirring occasionally.
• 3 pour into 5 gallon bucket.
• 4 add washing soda and borax.
• 5 add enough hot water to fill the bucket.
• 6 stir (i use a long measuring stick, but any long stick will work).
• 7 let sit overnight to gel.
• 8 use 1 cup per load.
• 9 (you can pour this into old detergent containers or leave in the bucket. please cover with a lid if leaving in the bucket to protect children and pets.).