Making your own Laundry Soap

Making your own Laundry Soap is Easy as 1-2-3!

List of items you will need:

• 1 (4 lb 12 oz) Box of Borax 
• 1 (3 lb 7 oz) Box of Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
• 1 (3 lb) Container of OxyClean (This is optional)
• 2 (14.1 oz) Bars of Zote Soap (You can also use Fels Naptha)
• 1 (4 lb) Box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
• 1-2 (55 oz) Bottle of Purex Crystals Fabric Softener (This is 100% optional. You can choose any scent or company you like just as long as it is dry fabric softener)

Hypoallergenic option:

• 1 (4 lb 12 oz) Box of Borax
• 1 (3 lb 7 oz) Box of Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
• any hard bar of soap that is hypoallergenic make sure you get at least 28 oz worth. 2 popular brands are Tom's of Maine and Kirk's Natural Original Coco Castle bar's
• 1 (3lb) Container of Oxyclean (this is optional, most people aren't sensitive to it, but if you are worried leave it out of the mix and just add a little in the 1st few loads to test. 
• 1 (4 lb) Box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
• 2 (32 oz) Purex Crystals for Baby (this is the pink bottle)

I have not tested the hypoallergenic recipe out. 

If any of you do please let me know how it works for you.

disclaimer: I am not a professional, this recipe was put together

from me researching the items and finding out it they are hypo allergenic.  

enjoy

The 1st step to making your soap is grating your zotes or fels naptha soap

bars. You can either hand grate them or chop it up in your food processor.

After I grated my soap. 

I grabbed a large container ( I used a medium sized storage container)

 and start layering my ingredients. I found it easier to add a little of

each and then stir, instead of dumping the entire bottle of ingredients

in and then have to stir like crazy to get it all mixed well.

After the layering and stirring process

(and all your containers are empty)

You are finished.. Yes I said finished

Either leave in your bucket or Like I did I put it in a fancy glass

container to place on my washer with a tablespoon placed on top.

 you will only need 2 Tbs for a regular sized wash load.

Price Breakdown:

Borax: $3.38

Oxiclean: $9.47

Zote Soap x 2: $1.94

Purex Crystals: $4.76

Baking Soda: $2.50

Super Washing Soda: $4.95

Total: $27.00 plus sales tax

Each wash uses 2 Tbs of this soap

roughly this makes 303 loads

for $27.00

.09 a Load

HypoAllergenic 

Price Breakdown:

Borax: $3.38

Oxiclean $9.47

Hypo Bar Soap x 2 $5.00 (high estimate)

Purex for Baby: $4.76

Baking Soda: $2.50

Super Washing Soda: $4.95

Total w/Oxiclean:  $30.06          Total without Oxiclean: $20.59

Each wash uses 2 Tbs of this soap

roughly this makes

 303 loads                                      280 loads

with Oxyclean                       without Oxiclean

.09 a Load                          .07 a Load       

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Happy Laundry Day!

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