Laundry Hint

I have been meaning to share this on here for a long time and I keep forgetting...about 6 weeks ago I came across a recipe for making laundry detergent...It is from the Duggar family, the family that has ALL those kids and has their own tv show. I read a ton of reviews about this stuff and decided to give it a try...I have been using it exclusively for about 6 weeks or so and I love it! Can't really tell any difference at all with our clothes. It smells very clean when you pour it in, and when your clothes come out of the dryer they have no smell at all. You can add a few drops of essential oils to the recipe if you want your clothes to have a scent like vanilla, lavendar, etc. I highly encourage everyone to try this out! It is CHEAP as heck and good for the environment too!

Here is the recipe and the link to the original post:

4 Cups - hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
½ Cup Borax

- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.

-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.

-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)

-Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.

-Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.

-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)

-Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)

*Arm & Hammer "Super Washing Soda" - in some stores or may be purchased online here (at Meijer.com). Baking Soda will not work, nor will Arm & Hammer Detergent - It must be sodium carbonate!!


http://www.duggarfamily.com/content/duggar_recipes/30455/homemade_liquid_laundry_soap_front_or_top_load_machine_best_value

I found the soap, washing soda, and borax all in the laundry section at good ole Wally World. You can by all the ingredients for around $7 and you will have lots of borax and washing soda left over for the next rounds.