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| Author: | swb [ Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Make your own Laundry Soap? |
I came across a link about making your own laundry soap. The recipe for both the liquid and the powder is shown here. Some of the items are not organic but it seems like we should be able to come up with a pretty good recipe for making organic laundry soap. Any thoughts? Liquid Laundry Detergents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recipe #1 3 Pints Water 1/3 Bar Fels Naptha Soap, Grated 1/2 Cup Washing Soda 1/2 Cup Borax 2 Gallon Bucket 1 Quart Hot Water Cold Water 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 cold water, and mix well. Set aside for 24 hours, or until mixture is gelled. Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recipe #2 1 Cup Soap Flakes 1/2 Cup Washing Soda 1/2 Cup Borax 2 Tablespoons Glycerin 2 Cups Water Mix all three ingredients together. Add glycerin and water. Use 1/2 - 3/4 cup per load. Best when used with cold or warm water. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recipe #3 Water 1 Bar Soap - Any Brand, Grated 5 Gallon Bucket 1 Cup Washing Soda 4 1/2 Gallons Water Place grated soap in a small saucepan and cover with water. Heat on low until dissolved. Fill bucket with hot water, and add soap. Stir to combine. Add 1 cup washing soda and mix well. As it cools it will thicken. May be used immediately. Use 1-2 cups per load. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Powdered Laundry Detergent 1 Cup Soap Flakes 1/2 Cup Washing Soda 1/2 Cup Borax For light load, use 1 Tbsp. For heavy or heavily soiled load, use 2 Tbsp. Edited 11/01/2003 to add this: Original article said to use 1 cup or 2 cups, depending on soil; however, the correct usage measurements is most likely 1 Tbsp. and 2 Tbsp., respectively. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TIPS • Liquid detergent can also be used as a pretreater for stains. • Deodorant Soaps and Beauty Bars can be substituted for regular bar soap. • Essential Oils can be added to soap for fragrance. |
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| Author: | Bernice [ Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Homemade Laundry soap |
Here is what a soap maker friend of mine does. Laundry Soap It's very simple.... 1) grind up your scraps (these are scraps of homemade soap) 2) put soap scraps in a 5 gallon bucket (about 4" of scraps in the bucket - don't use too much!) 3) add equal parts washing soda and borax (about 1 cup each for a 5 gallon bucket) 4) fill bucket with water In about 2 days or so, it will turn to complete mush - that's when it's good - becomes the consistency of snot (sorry to describe it this way, but that's the way it was described to me, and quite frankly - it's accurate!). Taken from my soap_makers group on Yahoo. |
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| Author: | soap [ Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | homemade laundry soap |
Hey, Do you have any particular homemade laundry soap recipes or general info about different kinds of homemade laundry soap? |
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