bmckee56
Well-Known Member
I got this from another forum and went ahead and tried it. Easy to put together and saves lots of money.
With the current cost of detergent, you might want to consider attempting this stuff.
Home Made Laundry Detergent
1 bar of Felsnaptha soap (spelling may be wrong) or Ivory soap or your favorite soap
1 cup of Arm and Hammer Super Wahing Soda
1/2 cup Borax
1/2 cup Fabric Softener (optional)
Grate the bar of soap and place it into a pot and cover with water. Heat the water to simmer and stir until melted (do not boil - simmer only). Add this to a 5 gallon bucket. Add the other listed ingredients above and top up with 5 gallons of hot water. Stir the stuff well with a painter stirrer or paddle. Cover and let sit 24 hours. After 24 hours the stuff should be gelled. It will look like warm jello, not quite set solid, but thick. Stir well again to mix and then pour into containers.
I stirred mine a few times before actually moving to containers just to make sure it was all well mixed.
It smells good and has the color of lemonade (I used the Felsnafta soap). It only costs a few dollars to put together and you end up with 5 gallons of the stuff.
Give it a try. You might like the stuff and save some loot to boot.
Salute!
With the current cost of detergent, you might want to consider attempting this stuff.
Home Made Laundry Detergent
1 bar of Felsnaptha soap (spelling may be wrong) or Ivory soap or your favorite soap
1 cup of Arm and Hammer Super Wahing Soda
1/2 cup Borax
1/2 cup Fabric Softener (optional)
Grate the bar of soap and place it into a pot and cover with water. Heat the water to simmer and stir until melted (do not boil - simmer only). Add this to a 5 gallon bucket. Add the other listed ingredients above and top up with 5 gallons of hot water. Stir the stuff well with a painter stirrer or paddle. Cover and let sit 24 hours. After 24 hours the stuff should be gelled. It will look like warm jello, not quite set solid, but thick. Stir well again to mix and then pour into containers.
I stirred mine a few times before actually moving to containers just to make sure it was all well mixed.
It smells good and has the color of lemonade (I used the Felsnafta soap). It only costs a few dollars to put together and you end up with 5 gallons of the stuff.
Give it a try. You might like the stuff and save some loot to boot.
Salute!