As most of you know, I am obsessed with Pinterest and am a bit of a Betty Crocker around the house. I decided to take it one step further and make my own laundry detergent and dish washer detergent. Both work pretty well, make large batches and are relatively cheap!
Laundry Detergent
1/2 a bar of Fels Naptha soap
1/2 cup of Borax
1/2 cup of Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
Empty 2.5 gallon container
You can grate the soap if you wish, but I just finely chopped mine.
Toss the soap and about 5 cups of water into a pot on the stove and heat to boiling.
Boil and stir until the soap dissolves in the water. If your water gets sudsy, stir less vigorously, haha, and maybe turn down the heat a bit.
When the soap is pretty well melted, add in the Borax
& washing soda. Stir that until dissolved.
As with any home project, it always goes better with a glass of wine...
Fill your jug up about halfway with some pretty warm water and add in the soap mixture.
Wait for it to cool a bit, then shake to combine. Add in some more water to fill it up. Then set to the side for a few hours, maybe as long as 24 hours. The liquid is going to get gelatinous somewhat. I have been using a half a cup of detergent per load. It is working pretty well so far! I'm pleased with the results so far and it makes a HUGE quanity!
