Homemade laundry detergent...

Here is a recipe for a laundry detergent that will save you lots of money plus make your clothes cleaner and brighter. All items are found at the Kroger on Longmire.


Now you can either do this as a powder or a gel. If you want gel the directions are as below.

1/3 bar Fels Naptha, grated.
1/2 cup Arm & Hammer washing soda
1/2 cup borax powder
2 gallon size bucket

Put grated soap in large saucepan. Add 6 cups water and heat it until soap melts. Add washing soda and borax and stir until it is dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups hot water into bucket. Add soap mixture and stir. Add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir. Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel. Use 1/2 cup per load. It will be a low sudsing soap.

Now if you want a powder detergent just grate the fels naptha in a food processor on the smallest disk until you get a powdery substance. Mix with the rest of the ingredients and you are done and ready to wash clothes. You would only add 2 tablespoons of the powder per load.