Homemade Laundry Soap: 1 Cup Borax 1 Cup Washing Soda 1 Bar of Soap (grated) Buckets and water

Grate bar soap. Other bars, like Ivory or all-natural soaps, can be used. Fels Naptha is found in the laundry aisle.

Heat a small amount of water in a saucepan and gradually add grated soap flakes, stirring with a spoon or wire whisk.

Continue stirring over low heat until soap is melted. Add more water if needed.

Melted soap (should be mostly clear but will be foamy on top). Some solid pieces are okay.

Add 1 cup of Borax and 1 cup of Washing Soda to each bucket (these are 3 gallon buckets). This recipe does not have to be precise.

Add HOT water to the buckets and stir to dissolve powders.

Pour the melted soap into the buckets in equal amounts (or one larger bucket).

Top off the bucket with more hot water and stir. Let it sit overnight to cool. Cover ( to keep out bugs) and set out of reach of children and pets.

A cooled (next day) bucket of laundry soap.

This took 15-20 minutes, plus cooling and bottling and lasted a family of 5 for 3 months.

The soap needs to be broken up and stirred well before being poured into bottles. This is fun to do with kids and by hand (roll up your sleeves!).

Juice bottles make great laundry soap bottles. This family had to be creative. You can also use old detergent bottles, milk jugs, or a covered bucket with a soup ladle.

1/2 cup per

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