Homemade Laundry Soap (Detergent Free)

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Re: Homemade Laundry Soap (Detergent Free)
« Reply #810 on: August 24, 2007, 10:23:09 AM » by mommyof3

Quote from: Helpmeetmom on August 23, 2007, 08:16:38 PM

Quote from: AnnaBanana on August 23, 2007, 07:35:48 PM

Haven't done any searches or studies on whether borax is toxic or not, but wanted to throw out there that I've successfully made laundry soap without borax (based on healthy brat's recipe) that my dh says works better than the storebought. Now that's a miracle. Wink

Which recipe did you use? I've only seen the one with Borax. What did you do? Thanks!

I actually haven't made it yet! Grin

HAHA. When I do I'll prolly just use either that one that was just posted or this one;

Water
1 Large Bar of bath soap (like Ivory, Dove or Fels Naptha)
(2 bars of soap)
5 Gallon Bucket
1 Cup Borax
1 Cup Washing Soda
4 1/2 Gallons Water

Place grated soap in a small saucepan and cover with water. Heat on low until dissolved. Fill bucket with hot water, and add soap. Stir to combine. Add 1 cup washing soda and mix well. As it cools it will thicken. May be used immediately. Use 1-2 cups per load.

The bars of Zote soap are kinda big so 1 may do it?
Prolly just put in 2 cups baking soda for the borax and washing soda??
- Sorry I'm not much help yet! LOL! I'll prolly be making it within the next couple weeks, I want to make it b4 the baby comes and see how it goes with the other kiddos, first. I'll let you know how it turns out. In the meantime if youmake yours b4 me, let me know too :p

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Re: Homemade Laundry Soap (Detergent Free)
« Reply #811 on: August 24, 2007, 11:28:53 AM » by lotsaboys

If you can't find the soap you want at a store, this a good website and good prices:
http://www.soapsgonebuy.com/

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Re: Homemade Laundry Soap (Detergent Free)
« Reply #812 on: May 22, 2008, 11:16:32 PM » by medontdo

i use walmarts "Room Spray" in a 8 oz bottle i add some of that to
2 gal of vinegar,
2 cups washing soda
1 pt ammonia
6 cups water {warm to dissolve the washing soda}
then mix it all together and pour it into the 200 oz bottle {gain type of bottle}
{ if ya want your whites to come a little cleaner, i just use 1 cup of baking soda and soak for a bit. it seems to work well for me. i hang my clothes and all that vinegar does not smell.
also, when you dry your clothes in the dryer it hardly has any lint!!! WOO HOO!!! LOL}

if the washing soda doesn't dissolve all the way, add more warm water.
i have figured out that in our hard water that the dirt sticks to the soaps, by accident i forgot to add the soaps, and low and behold my clothes came out whiter, and did you know that borax is a poison?? so i don't use it for my babes, and it takes like 7 yrs to get redone in the ground. or something like that.

also for my rinse, i use
2 gal of vinegar
the other part of the "room spray"
i had to come up with something that these guys could have cuz they have itchy skin. athsma , so this was the very best!

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