Miss P working very hard on grating this bar of soap. For this recipe you will need a 1/2 bar of grated soap. You can use homemade soap, Fels Naptha, Ivory or Zote.
Good work sis!
You will need 1/2c Borax and a 1/2 cup Arm and Hammer Super Washing Soda.
Put the grated soap into a stainless steel pot, add 3 pints of water, and heat until dissolved. Stir in 1/2c washing soda and 1/2c Borax. Mix and heat until all ingredients are dissolved. Cook for 15 minutes(boil). It will look similar to honey. Remove from heat.*
In a large bucket (3 or 5 gallon), put 1 quart of hot water, then add the soap. Mix. Add 5 1/2 quarts cold water (or enough to make 2 gallons total mixture). Mix until well blended. Set aside for 24 hours. It will gel up. Use 1/2 cup for each load.
Homemade laundry soap
1/2 bar soap
1/2 c Arm and Hammer Super Washing Soda
1/2c Borax
Makes 2 gallons. (Approx. $.40 per gallon)
Grate soap. Put in a stainless steel or other non-aluminum, non-cast iron pan with 3 pints of water, and heat until dissolved. Stir in 1/2 cup washing soda and 1/2 cup Borax. Mix and heat until all ingredients are dissolved. Cook for 15 minutes. It will look similar to honey. Remove from heat.
In a large bucket, put 1 quart of hot water, then add the soap. Mix. Add 5 1/2 quarts cold water. Mix until well blended. Set aside for 24 hours. It will gel up.* Use 1/2 cup for each load.
*Sometimes the detergent doesn’t really gel up or even reach honey consistency when you cook it. Don’t worry about it, it will still work. Also, the get tends to separate in a couple of days. Just give it a stir each time you use it. You can keep it in a detergent bottle like liquid detergent comes in and shake it up each time you use it.
This detergent will not suds up in the washer, but it is still getting your clothes clean.