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May

Laundry Soap

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1/3 bar Fels Naptha or other type of soap, as listed above

½ cup washing soda

½ cup borax powder 

~You will also need a small bucket, about 2 gallon size~

Grate the soap and put it in a sauce pan.  Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts.  Add the washing soda and the borax and stir until it is dissolved.  Remove from heat.  Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket.   Now add your soap mixture and stir.  Now add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir.  Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel.  You use ½ cup per load.

 

Made some with Aunt Ginger this evening and it worked out perfectly!!!  It was extremely easy.  Each ingredient above was only 2-3 dollars each.  They should last for many batches.  This first time around I followed the instructions exactly and then dumped into canning jars to share with family and friends.  If everyone agrees that it washed good I will make a double batch next to finish off the bar of Fels Naptha.  If we feel it needs to get clothes a little cleaner then I have read that it is okay to double the washing soda and borax powder.  We will see.  You can also add scents if you would like.  I did not in this first batch because of allergies. 

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