I decided recently to try changing my laundry detergent formula. I had been making my own powder detergent but it didn't seem like it was working as well as I would like it too. So I decided to try a liquid.
I messed around with some different variations of mostly the same ingredients as the powder version and what I came up with has been amazing! And it is super cost effective as well!
I took a bar of Fels Naptha soap and grated it with a cheese grater. Put the grated soap into a pot with 4 cups of hot water and put it on medium heat on the stove. Kept stiring until the soap was completely melted. I then filled a 5 gallon bucket, from Home Depot with a lid, halfway with hot water. This I did in the tub. Then poured the melted soap into the bucket and added 1 cup of borax and 1 cup of washing soda and stirred. Then filled the bucket the rest of the way with warm water, gave it a good stir and done!
I waited until it cooled to put the lid on and had my husband carry it to the garage!
I took an empty gallon vinegar container to keep it in for the laundry room.
Now let me tell you how it cleans, it's amazing! Honestly it cleans better than anything I've ever used. Other than the Fels Naptha soap being used instead of Castile it is all the same ingredients as the powder version, minus the water, but something about it being liquid just works so much better. It even took off my husbands ring around the collar!
I thought it was cost effective making powder detergent, well it just got cheaper now that I make 5 gallons of liquid with the same items!
If you want to add an essential oil for scent you can do so before filling the bucket all the way up.
Liquid Laundry Detergent:
1 bar Fels Naptha soap
1 cup Borax
1 cup Arm and Hammer Super Washing Soda
5 gallon bucket, with lid
Essential oil if you want
It will be a little goopy so give it a good shake before using. I use about 1/4 cup per load with apple cider vinegar for fabric softener.
Give it a shot and see how great it works!
Till next blog......
