Laundry Soap Recipe

I started using my first batch of this laundry soap mixture on December 14, 2011. As of February 2, 2012, I have done 130 loaded of laundry. I still have a one and half gallon container left. Which should last through at least March...I'll keep you posted :)




Ingredients I used:
These are the items I purchased for the soap at Wal-Mart
for a total spent of $24.22

4 lb box Borax
4 lb box Arm & Hammer baking soda
3.57 lb box regular *Arm & Hammer laundry soap (replacing super wash powder)
3 lb Oxiclean
1 bar *Yardley oatmeal & almond soap (replacing the Fels-Naptha)
**Purex Crystals fabric softer (32 load bottle)

*these items replaced were because I couldn't find brand/type called for
**this item I added, it was not part of the original "recipe"

Mix all the ingedients together in a large container. Grade the bar soap with a cheese grader, or use an old food processor. I mixed these items in a five gallon bucket that I had and lined it with a large black leaf bag before adding ingredients. I added some of the mixed soap to the empty 3lb oxiclean container as my daily use container. I also used the scoop that came in the oxiclean container, filling it up to the number 2 or 3 line for each load.

I must say, I am totally happy with this soap. It's not a miracle laundry detergent or anything, but it works just as well as any name brand. I still soak my husbands greasy clothes for at least an hour before washing, the same as I did with the name brand soap. And just FYI, even though it has oxiclean in it, I still have to spot treat any really nasty or oily stains with a spray before washing. It also smells really good and the smell last quite a long time on the clothes. I will definetly be making this again, when this one runs out!

This was the original website where the recipe came from...