Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent Recipes

HOMEMADE LIQUID LAUNDRY DETERGENT

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Got this recipe off a do it yourself site. It really works and is much cheaper than buying detergent at the store. Add a small amount of essential oil to give it a good smell!

Provided by TishT

Categories Household Cleaner

Time 15m

Yield 1 gallon

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

3 pints water
1/3 bar fels naptha bath soap, grated (Ivory Soap, Deodorant Soap, and Beauty Bars can be substituted for the Fels Naptha Soap.)
1/2 cup washing soda
1/2 cup borax laundry detergent
1 quart hot water
hot water

Steps:

Mix Fels Naptha soap in a saucepan with 3 pints of water, and heat on low until dissolved.
Stir in Washing Soda and Borax.
Stir until thickened, and remove from heat.
Add 1 Quart Hot Water to 2 Gallon Bucket.
Add soap mixture, and mix well.
Fill bucket with hot water, and mix well.
Set aside for 24 hours, or until mixture thickens.
Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load.
Essential Oils can be added to soap for fragrance*Washing Soda can be found on the laundry detergent aisle of your supermarket.
It comes in a yellow box.
Baking soda SHOULD NOT be used in place of washing soda.
They are completely different products.

Nutrition Facts : Sodium 47.2

ECONOMICAL HOMEMADE LIQUID LAUNDRY SOAP

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This homemade laundry soap can really help save money, plus it seems to work as well as the store bought soap. It cost about .30 cents per gallon to make! Prep time does not include letting the mixture set for 24 hours. NOTE I still use Downy in my Downy Ball to make my clothes soft!

Provided by Kim D.

Categories Household Cleaner

Time 35m

Yield 2 quarts

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

6 cups water
1/3 bar fels naptha laundry detergent, grated
1/2 cup arm & hammer super washing soda laundry detergent, booster (NOT baking soda!)
1/2 cup 20-mule team borax laundry detergent
1 quart hot water
hot water

Steps:

Fill a saucepan with 6 cups water and add grated Fels Naptha soap.
Heat on low until soap is dissolved.
Stir in Washing soda and borax.
Stir until thickened, and remove from heat.
Add 1 quart hot water to 2 gallon bucket.
Add soap mixture, and mix well.
Fill bucket with hot water, and mix well.
Set aside for 24 hours.
Don't forget to cover the bucket to keep small children and pets out.
Mixture will thicken and gel.
Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load.
If clothes are heavily soiled, use 1 cup of the mixture per load.

Nutrition Facts : Sodium 23.7

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