Anyone make their own laundry soap?

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I am thinking about giving this a try. (Costs could be less, and maybe will help out with dd sensitive skin??) Anyone out there have any luck with this?

[funmudder]

nope, but I buy home made soap when I get the chance.

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Well, I'm going to give it a go :stirpot....if it turns out well I'll sell ya some :heh I'll probably make a huge mess! :nuke I have visions of the time I tried liquid dish soap in the dishwasher and I flooded the kitchen floor with bubbles. :soapbox Well, I could advertise: Cleans your clothes and floor at the same time!:hehee

[lyngraphics]

I have visions of the time I tried liquid dish soap in the dishwasher and I flooded the kitchen floor with bubbles. :soapbox Well, I could advertise: Cleans your clothes and floor at the same time!:hehee

Yes, I did this in out first apartment. It was 9 years ago and my husband still reminds me of this! :panic

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He's not supposed to remember THAT! :aha (Sounds just like my DH)

[MochaMel]

:aha

[Mrsppmrxky]

I make my own laundry soap. I grate and Ivory soap bar and melt it in some water on low for about 20 min. I stir it often with a wooden spoon. (remove from heat.

I then add 1 cup of borax and 1 cup of washing soda (Not baking soda)to the 4 gallon bucket with some warm water in it. I stir that until the powders are melted and mixed well. I add more water to almost fill my bucket and then add the melted soap and stir.

You can at this point leave it in the bucket and seal with a lid or (if you are frugal like me, pour it up in the laundry soap bottles that you have saved for this project.) It becomes a goo gel that I just shake each time in the bottle before I use it in the wash.

You will save a lot of money doing the laundry this way.

many say to use Castille soap, but I have never tried that bar of soap. MrP is so allergic, I do not want to mess with what I know works.

[funmudder]

Well, I'm going to give it a go :stirpot....if it turns out well I'll sell ya some :heh I'll probably make a huge mess! :nuke I have visions of the time I tried liquid dish soap in the dishwasher and I flooded the kitchen floor with bubbles. :soapbox Well, I could advertise: Cleans your clothes and floor at the same time!:hehee

I'm laughing so hard wahahahahahahaaa

[faithful2Him]

I just started trying this... I made the powder laundry soap but I hear that the liquid laundry soap that Mrsppmrxky posted is better. I like the powder one but next I'm going to try the liquid. Oh, and you can use any type of bar soap to make the laundry detergent.

I also make my own cleaners for the bathroom and kitchen. Next I am going to try to make my own febreeze-like air freshner. :thumb

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I make my own laundry soap. I grate and Ivory soap bar and melt it in some water on low for about 20 min. I stir it often with a wooden spoon. (remove from heat.

I then add 1 cup of borax and 1 cup of washing soda (Not baking soda)to the 4 gallon bucket with some warm water in it. I stir that until the powders are melted and mixed well. I add more water to almost fill my bucket and then add the melted soap and stir.

You can at this point leave it in the bucket and seal with a lid or (if you are frugal like me, pour it up in the laundry soap bottles that you have saved for this project.) It becomes a goo gel that I just shake each time in the bottle before I use it in the wash.

You will save a lot of money doing the laundry this way.



many say to use Castille soap, but I have never tried that bar of soap. MrP is so allergic, I do not want to mess with what I know works.

Thanks MrsP for that recipe, and the tip about reusing my liquid det. bottles. This is exactly what I am going to do. I hope it helps with dd skin, too.