Laundry Soap

Laundry Soap

How I make my own laundry soap

What you need:

2 cups 20 mule team Borax powder

2 cups Arm and Hammer super washing powder

1 or 2 bars of Fels Naptha laundry bar

One five gallon bucket

All of the ingredients can be found at Walmart 

The buckets I use for my soap are in the paint department in Walmart and they sell for three dollars and the lid is one dollar (yes you have to pay for the lid). lol

(any five gallon bucket will work)

I am starting to see these products in more stores (Dollar Store) than they used to be. Probably due to increased consumers of the products used to make our own soap, like you and me.

First I grate the Fels Naptha bars into my food processor.

(you can use one bar)

These bars are extremely hard but you can do it with a hand held grater.

I use my food processor because it is much easier and it is soap so I do not worry about the soap being in it as it washes out!

Take a medium size sauce pan and fill it up with water and put your grated bars into it and devolve on medium heat. Be sure to stir often.

Fill your five gallon bucket one fourth full of water and add dissolved bars and stir

Now add your powders, stirring constantly.

When you feel that everything is mixed well finish filling the bucket with water.

This soap gels so don't freak out about it, you just need to stir it when using.

Some people scoop this soap out of the bucket as needed. I find it easier to pour mine into mason jars. 

Also this soap will not give you suds because they are all laundry boosters.

You can use this soap in ALL washers!

(HE and Older)

Just remember that you will not see suds in either one.

I use a half of cup per load. I just leave an older half cup measuring scoop beside the soap.

DONE!
 You now have your own homemade laundry soap!

Enjoy