Homemade Laundry Soap

Friends, meet laundry soap. Laundry soap, meet friends. 

This, my dears, is my homemade laundry soap. I have been using it for a couple years now and have changed the ingredients a few times to match my liking. Possibly my favorite thing about this soap is that it costs very little and lasts for so long!

 So, let's get started. You will need:

4 cups 20 Mule Borax

6 cups baking soda 

6 cups washing soda 

2 Fels-Naptha bar soap shredded

(All can be found at your local grocer)

I like to use a zester to shred up my bar soap, just because I like the pieces to be super fine but you're free to use whatever you'd like, or can muster up. 

Mix all together in a large bowl but be warned, it gets super messy! And if you're anything like me, it will go everywhere. Bonus: it's cleaning products so you aren't really making a mess. Just spreading some cleaning stuff around. 

I doubled this recipe and put all together in my big old glass jar I purchased from Hobby Lobby. Then added a vinyl chalkboard sticker and voila! I borrowed (stole) a measuring cup from one of Vince's protein powder containers (don't worry, I washed it first) and threw it in the jar. 

I use about half a scoop for each load. It doesn't get super sudsy, so this detergent works well for High Efficiency washers too. 

Note: If you like super fragrant clothing, try adding a scented bar soap for extra pa-zazz. 

Enjoy! And feel free to leave a comment with your feedback/new concoctions.