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Amanda Idlewild

Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent

4.20 from 5 votes
This homemade soap is easy to make and cleans laundry wonderfully.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Hands On Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Skill Level: Beginner
Materials Equipment Method

Materials
  

  • ½ bar Fels-Naptha Soap
  • 1 cup Borax
  • 1 cup washing soda
  • 2 gallons of water one hot, one cold

Equipment

  • Large pot that holds at least 2 gallons
  • Ladle
  • Long spoon to stir
  • Grater

Method
 

  1. Grate the soap bar into a large pot and add one gallon of hot water. Heat and stir until soap is completely dissolved.
  2. Add borax and washing soda. It will thicken very quickly.
  3. Bring to a boil.
  4. Remove from heat and add one gallon of cold water.
  5. Stir in essential oil for any desired scent.
  6. This soap thickens even more within 24 hours. Like reminds-you-of-cheese-curds-floating-on-top thick. Use the long handle of the stirring spoon to break it up. A large whisk would help to mix it all back together too.
  7. Use about a ½ cup of detergent for a full load of laundry

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