10 Homemade Laundry Soap Detergent Recipes Comments 270 Comments Print Print Email This Tip Email Here

is a nice stack of different homemade laundry detergent recipes Ive collecte d over the years. Do they work? Yes, Ive had good luck with them. At the time I w as using them, we had a relative who was in trade school living with us. Every d ay he was mechanic grease from head to toethe clothes still cleaned up nice! Maki ng your own is a discipline and its not for everyone, but it definitely saves mon eysometimes just costing pennies a load! First Some Tips: Tipnuts Homemade Laundry Detergent Tipnut s Homemade Laundry Detergent For the bar soaps required in the recipes, you could try Fels-Naptha, Ivory soap, Sunlight bar soap, Kirks Hardwater Castile, and Zote. Dont use heavily perfu med soaps. Washing Soda and Borax can normally be found in the laundry and cleaning ais les. Some people with really hard water or well water may have to adjust the ingr edients if the clothes look dingy. Although several of the recipes have the same ingredients, the measurements are differentsome contain a higher soap to water ratio. Test and see which works best for your needs. You can make huge pails of this at once, or smaller quantities. Also if you can get your hands on a few empty liquid laundry detergent bottles they work gre at for storing the detergent. Just make a big batch and pour in bottles, cap the n use as neededshake before use. Some of the recipes call for large amounts of water. Check with a local rest aurant to see if they have any empty large pails from deep fryer oilthats how many restaurants buy the oil. See if you can have one or two of the pails after theyv e emptied itjust wash them out really well before using. Theyre big, heavy plastic and very sturdy when stirring the soap and hot water. #1 1 2 2 2 quart Water (boiling) cups Bar soap (grated) cups Borax cups Washing Soda

Add finely grated bar soap to the boiling water and stir until soap is melte d. You can keep on low heat until soap is melted. Pour the soap water into a large, clean pail and add the Borax and Washing S oda. Stir well until all is dissolved. Add 2 gallons of water, stir until well mixed. Cover pail and use 1/4 cup for each load of laundry. Stir the soap each time you use it (will gel). #2 Hot water 1 cup Washing Soda 1/2 cup Borax 1 Soap bar Grate the bar soap and add to a large saucepan with hot water. Stir over med ium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted. Fill a 10 gallon pail half full of hot water. Add the melted soap, Borax and

Washing soda, stir well until all powder is dissolved. Top the pail up with mor e hot water. Use 1 cup per load, stirring soap before each use (will gel). #3 Hot 1/2 1/2 1/3 water cup Washing Soda cup Borax bar Soap (grated)

In a large pot, heat 3 pints of water. Add the grated bar soap and stir unti l melted. Then add the washing soda and borax. Stir until powder is dissolved, t hen remove from heat. In a 2 gallon clean pail, pour 1 quart of hot water and add the heated soap mixture. Top pail with cold water and stir well. Use 1/2 cup per load, stirring soap before each use (will gel). Powdered Recipe #4 Picture of Cup Of Powdered Laundry Detergent - Tipnut.com2 cups Fels Naptha Soap (finely grated you could also try the other bar soaps listed at the top) 1 cup Washing Soda 1 cup Borax Mix well and store in an airtight plastic container. Use 2 tablespoons per full load. #5 Hot water 1 bar (4.5 oz) Ivory Soap grated 1 cup Washing Soda In a large saucepan add grated soap and enough hot water to cover. Heat over medium-low heat and stir until soap is melted. Fill a large pail with 2.5 gallons of hot water, add hot soap mixture. Stir until well mixed. Then add the washing soda, again stirring until well mixed. Set aside to cool. Use 1/2 cup per full load, stirring well before each use (will gel) #6 2.5 gallons Water (hot) 1 Bar soap (grated) 3/4 cup Washing Soda 3/4 cup Borax 2 TBS Glycerin Melt bar soap over medium-low heat topped with water, stir until soap is mel ted. In a large pail, pour 2.5 gallons of hot water, add melted soap mixture, was hing soda, borax and glycerin. Mix well. Use 1/2 cup per full load. #7 2 cups Bar soap (grated) 2 cups Washing Soda

2 2.5 gallons hot water Melt grated soap in saucepan with water to cover. Heat over medium-low heat and stir until soap is dissolved. Pour hot water in large pail, add hot soap and washing soda. Stir very well. Use 1 cup per full load. #8 2 gallons Water (hot) 1 bar Soap (grated) 2 cups Baking soda (yes baking soda this timenot washing soda) Melt grated soap in a saucepan with enough hot water to cover. Cook on mediu m-low heat, stirring frequently until soap is melted. In a large pail, pour 2 gallons hot water. Add melted soap, stir well. Then add the baking soda, stir well again. Use 1/2 cup per full load, 1 cup per very soiled load. Powdered Recipe #9 Picture of Cup Of Powdered Laundry Detergent - Tipnut.com12 cups Borax 8 cups Baking Soda 8 cups Washing Soda 8 cups Bar soap (grated) Mix all ingredients well and store in a sealed tub. Use 1/8 cup of powder per full load. #10 (Powdered) Picture of Cup Of Powdered Laundry Detergent - Tipnut.com1 cup Vinegar (white) 1 cup Baking Soda 1 cup Washing Soda 1/4 cup liquid castile soap Mix well and store in sealed container. I find it easiest to pour the liquid soap into the bowl first, stirred in th e washing soda, then baking soda, then added the vinegar in small batches at a t ime (the recipe foams up at first). The mixture is a thick paste at first that w ill break down into a heavy powdered detergent, just keep stirring. There may be some hard lumps, try to break them down when stirring (it really helps to make sure the baking soda isnt clumpy when first adding). I used 1/2 cup per full load with great results. Note For Liquid Versions Soap will be lumpy, goopy and gel-like. This is normal. Just give it a good stir before using. Make sure soap is covered with a lid when not in use. You could a lso pour the soap in old (and cleaned) laundry detergent bottles and shake well before each use. *If you cant find Fels-Naptha locally, you can buy it online (check Amazon). Optional You can add between 10 to 15 drops of essential oil (per 2 gallons) to your home made detergent. Add once the soap has cooled to room temperature. Stir well and cover. Essential oil ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil

*Admin Update: clarified instructions for Recipe #10 and liquid detergent notes.