Making your own laundry soap is one of the easiest parts of a transition to natural living. It is also a great way to save money on laundry detergent and is incredibly easy to do. The total cost to make laundry detergent is $7. Why switch to natural laundry soap you ask? Conventional laundry detergent is loaded with chemicals like sulfates, fragrances, phenols and more. Fragrances in these detergents are made of a mix of harmful chemicals. Luckily, making your own laundry soap is an easy and fast process! I am encouraging everyone to at least try to make the detergent once, you will be hooked. You only need three basic ingredients to make liquid laundry soap:
■Washing Soda (Arm and Hammer Brand available at most stores)
■Borax (20 Mule Team Borax available at most grocery stores)
■Bar Soap (Dr. Bronner’s, Ivory, or other natural, unscented bar soap) To make liquid Laundry Soap:
1. Grate one bar of soap with cheese grater or food processor.
2. Put grated soap in pan with 2 quarts water and gradually heat, stirring constantly until soap is completely dissolved.
3. Put 4.5 gallons of really hot tap water in a 5-gallon bucket (available for free in bakeries at grocery stores, just ask them) and stir in 1 cup of borax and 1 cup of Washing Soda until completely dissolved.
4. Pour soap mixture from pan into 5-gallon bucket. Stir well.
5. Cover and leave overnight. (The detergent will harden don’t worry just shake)
6. Shake or stir until smooth and pour into gallon jugs or other containers.
7. Use 1/2 to 1 cup per load.
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