Now days everyone is looking for ways to save money, so I thought I would pass this recipe along. No, this is not some financial advice, or a great new pie recipe, but it is a great way to save money on laundry detergent. Do you know that when you use a commercial brand of laundry detergent it is costing you at least 25 cents per load? Well, by using this recipe each load will only cost you about 1 cent per load! Quite a savings, no wonder those big companies make so much money!
This recipe was given to us by a friend at the local farm store however, I understand it was originally put out by the makers of one of the ingredients. It requires only a few basic ingredients, a container and some of your time.
Ingredients you will need:
- 1/3 bar FELS NAPTHA laundry bar soap (grated)
- 1/2 cup BORAX laundry booster
- 1/2 cup ARM & HAMMER WASHING SODA
Equipment you will need:
- 2 gallon bucket
- dish
- grater
- saucepan
- measuring cup or cups to measure 1/2 cup and 1 cup
- gallon jug for measuring
Instructions:
- First grate about 1/3 bar of FEL NAPTHA bar soap onto a dish and then put the grated soap in a sauce pan and add 6 cups of water and heat until the soap melts.
- Next add 1/2 cup WASHING SODA and 1/2 cup BORAX and stir until dissolved.
- Next pour 4 cups of hot water into the 2 gallon bucket and add in the soap mixture.
- Then add in 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir thoroughly. Let stand for 24 hours and soap will gel.
* Use 1/2 cup of soap per load of laundry!
As you can see I have purchased the necessary ingredients, but I am still using up my supply of commercial detergent first, so I will let you know how it works as soon as I get the first batch mixed up, However in the mean time if you are in need of laundry detergent before I get to try this out my self, you could try it out and let us know how you like it!
