Homemade Laundry Soap

Today my family made homemade laundry soap.   This is the first thing we are making in our journey to rid our home of chemicals!   I had my children help in this process.  They really had a blast helping!  It was quick to make, and I was able to use it right away.  Our clothes came out soft and fresh.   No smells of chemicals!  We are completely satisfied! 

Recipe for All Natural Liquid Laundry Soap:

34 cups  Water
2 cups    Washing Soda**
2 cups    Borax
2 cups    Soap Flakes (we grated a bar of pure natural soap with food grater)

Bring 4 cups of water to a boil.

Then add grated natural soap to the boiling water and dissolve over low heat.

Pour soap/water mixture into the container (we used a 5 gallon bucket with a lid)
Then stir in the washing soda and borax until it disappears.

Finally, add 30 cups of water to the mixture, and stir.

The Soap is ready to use.   We use 1/2 cup of soap for a load of laundry.


**Use baking soda and place in the oven at 400 F for 30 minutes.  This turns baking soda into washing soda.