Homemade Laundry Soap

My sister in law, Joleen, had introduced me to an amazing home made laundry detergent. Before I tried it, I was a bit skeptical and doubted that it could really clean my clothes as well as the name brands. Something about the old saying, you get what you pay for, kept me from being a true believer. But because I trust her opinion and she said I could save a lot of money I decided to try it.

I went down to my local grocery store and bought the items needed for about 8 dollars. I actually bought 2 bars of the Fels Napta soap so I could have enough for two batches. I did have a hard time finding the ingredients but it was basically cause I was not use to looking for these items. But it was there and I am so glad I decided to try this out. My first time making the soap was easy and it has lasted me almost 3 months. I just made this weekend my second batch of the soap and did not need to spend anymore money cause I still had all the supplies I needed to buy it. In another 3 months all I will need to buy is a .99 cent bar of the Fel's napta soap. I figured out that in 9 months it will have cost me less then a dollar to wash my clothes for each month. I would say that is a remarkable savings. Wow! The only drawbacks that I can see is that it does not have the perfume smells like other detergents have and the clothes dry kinda fast so if you don't get it in the dryer soon it can turn musty sooner. Still overall I really love it and thanks so much Joleen for giving me the recipe.

Now you can make it too! Here is what you need to make your first batch.
1 bar Fels Napta soap. - found in laundry section of grocery store
Borax
Washing Soda - I used Arm and Hammer. Not Baking Soda
5 gallon bucket

Directions:
Grate the Fels Napta soap. I used a cheese grater. Melt it in a pot of boiling water. Then add 1 cup of Borax and 1 cup of Washing soda in the hot water. Stir it all till dissolved. Pour in the 5 gallon bucket. Add enough hot water to fill the 5 gallon bucket. I have other pots on the stove with hot water boiling to make it go faster. Then put a lid on the bucket and let it sit for 24 hours. The soap will come out really slimey like or like goop. Use one cup in every load of laundry.

Happy washing! (if one can be happy doing laundry)