Home Made Laundry Soap

EASY to make and works great! 

You should be able to find all of these items at your grocery store. 

This detergent is clean smelling, not over powering. 

INGREDIENTS:
1- 4 lb 12 oz box Borax (2.15 kg or 76 oz) found in the detergent isle 

1- 4 lb box Arm & Hammer Baking Soda (1.81 kg) found in the cooking or detergent isle 

1 - box Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda 55 oz (3 lb 7 oz) found in the detergent isle 

3 bars of Fels-naptha soap, found in the detergent isle 
   (you can also use pink Zote soap instead of Fels-naptha) 

2 containers of oxyclean or store brand oxyclean - try to get about 3.5 lbs total (1.58 kg) found in the detergent isle -- this is optional but the cleaner the better! 

1 container Purex crystals -- this is optional also. I added these because I LOVE the fragrance.

MIXING DIRECTIONS:
Start out by grating your Fels-naptha soap just like cheese. 
You can use a food processor or just use your hand held grater, what ever you have. 

**The Fels-naptha will dissolve in your washer even if you only use cold water** 

Toss all ingredients in a 5 gallon bucket lined with a garbage bag. 

This part makes your whole house smell great!

Once everything is mixed store soap however you like. 

Finished Product

DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
USE 1 TBLSP. PER LOAD -- YES, REALLY! 
Okay, maybe two for the REALLY dirty stuff.

NOTES:
I use Sun Oxygen. A 6 lb. container was $3.00 cheaper than a 3 lb. container of Oxyclean.
I use Purex Complete, Fresh Spring Water laundry enhancer crystals. They come in 3 scents.
I didn't have much luck with the 5 gallon bucket so I used two large containers and transferred the ingredients back and forth several times.  For me this was easier.  Maybe I wasn't using a heavy enough bag.  Below is a picture of my storage container. I use two of these to mix in.

I want to thank http://beingcreativetokeepmysanity.blogspot.com/ 
for this WONDERFUL homemade laundry soap recipe!   
This batch will last me 6-8 months!

DIY Sachet

DIY Sachet

QUICK ~N~ EASY!

Thought of this while making homemade laundry soap.  Threw one of the JUMBO ones in my sons closet … seems like his room always smells like boy sweat. :/ (Teen athlete) Closed the door and less than 30 minutes later his entire room smelled fresh!

There are so many things you could do with this.  Use your imagination!  Directions are below but the pictures are self explanatory.

DIRECTIONS:

Cut the sewn edges off a wash cloth

Cut wash cloth into 4 squares

Add 1 - 2 teaspoons of Purex laundry crystals

Gather corners

Tie closed with one of the cut off sewn edges

Place in drawers, tie on hangers, place in travel or sports bags. Put these anywhere you want for a fresh, clean smell!

I used Purex because it is the most economical in my area but you can use any brand you like.  We all have our favorite smells!

I bought the wash clothes at the dollar store, 4 for $1.00.  

Here's the one I used in my sons room using the entire was cloth and an elastic hair tie.

I have so many ideas for these.  Next time I make them I think I may use a flour sack towel I bought at the dollar store.  This towel is much bigger and would allow me to make more at a time.  At Christmas and holidays I may use some acrylic fabric paint on the flour sack and add some snow flakes or holly, tie them with pretty ribbon and wrap them with gifts.

Store extras in plastic baggies to keep them fresh!

This is probably an idea thousands of people have had and made before but thought I'd share.  After making my laundry soap this only took about 5 minutes.

~~  SIMPLE AS Pi   ~~