recipe request: Homemade laundry detergent?

[Guest guest]

You might check the

 

Country Life and Homesteading

 

they had a lot of discussion and recipes for homemade laundry detergent and

other cleaners.

 

Jo-Ann

TN

 

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On Behalf Of ~ PT ~

Tuesday, September 02, 2008 10:20 AM

 

recipe request: Homemade laundry detergent?

 

 

 

Has anyone here made their own laundry detergent

before? I was wanting a recipe for something simple

that I could make to get the job done, that would

also be environmentally safe for my septic system

and the wild creatures around.

Currently I buy the enviro-brands that are safe,

[7th Generation, BioKleen, etc..]

but they sure do cost a lot more than those harsh,

smelly regular laundry soaps, like Tide, Gain, ALL, etc.

 

Any ideas would be appreciated!

 

~ PT ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

How to Make Homemade Laundry Detergent

 

By Sara

 

There is no

doubt about it, the average person would love to save some extra money,

especially with gas prices as high as they are. The question is, how are we

supposed to save money without radically altering our lifestyles? Sure there

are ways you can rearrange your budget, but what about simple things we can do?

One way is by making things at home that you would have to pay good money for

in the store. In many cases, things you make at home will end up costing you a

lot less than things purchased already made in the store.

 

One example of

this is homemade laundry detergent. This can save you tons of money, depending

on what brand of laundry detergent you usually buy. Even the so called cheap

stuff isn't that cheap! I also like the idea of making my own detergent because

then I know exactly what is in it.

 

You can also

make your favorite scented detergent by adding a few drops of essential oils to

either of these recipes.

 

Liquid

Detergent

 

You will need:

 

1 Bar of Soap

(whatever kind you prefer to wash your hands with - make sure you like the

smell)

 

A Large Bucket with a Lid (5 gallons or more)

 

1 Cup of Washing Soda (can be found in the laundry aisle)

 

4 ½ Gallons of Hot Water

 

Chop your bar of

soap into little pieces and place the pieces in a sauce pan over low heat.

Place enough water in the pan to cover the soap.

 

Once the soap is dissolved and you have soapy water, put it in the bucket with

the 4 ½ gallons of hot water.

 

Mix in the washing soda and stir it all together.

 

As it sits it will begin to thicken up.

 

Use 1 cup per load.

 

If clothes are really dirty, add a little more, up to two cups.

 

This recipe will

allow you to make enough detergent to last you quite awhile and it should save

you a good bit of money, too!!

 

Powder

Detergent

 

This is a little

bit easier to make and to store.

 

You will need:

 

One Cup of

chopped up pieces from a bar of soap

 

½ Cup of Washing Soda (can be found in the laundry aisle)

 

½ Cup of Borax (also in laundry aisle)

 

Container with a lid

 

Mix it all

together and you've got homemade detergent. Put it in a nice container or

recycle an old laundry detergent container.

 

Use one

Tablespoon per load.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Found this online.  I remember my granny using a paring knife to scrape down

handsoap and just used that in the laundry.  She found it 10 cents a bar and

scraping 10 bars of soap was cheaper than buying laundry detergent.  Don't guess

you can find soap that cheap anymore.  Bev

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- On Tue, 9/2/08, ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote:

~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll

recipe request: Homemade laundry detergent?

 

Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 9:19 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Has anyone here made their own laundry detergent

 

before? I was wanting a recipe for something simple

 

that I could make to get the job done, that would

 

also be environmentally safe for my septic system

 

and the wild creatures around.

 

Currently I buy the enviro-brands that are safe,

 

[7th Generation, BioKleen, etc..]

 

but they sure do cost a lot more than those harsh,

 

smelly regular laundry soaps, like Tide, Gain, ALL, etc.

 

 

 

Any ideas would be appreciated!

 

 

 

~ PT ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I use the same recipe but instead of grating soap I use liquid casteel soap.  I

am at work right now and will check my recipe when I get home.

 

 

 

 

 Barb 

 

--- On Wed, 9/3/08, jami dodd <jamijamlyn wrote:

 

jami dodd <jamijamlyn

Re:recipe request: Homemade laundry detergent?

 

Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 12:53 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

We use this recipe at home. It works out really well.

 

http://www.thefamil yhomestead. com/laundrysoap. htm