A few weeks ago Daniel and I made homemade laundry soap. It did not take much time and was actually fun to do. We figured that the cost of a 5 gallon bucket of soap is $2.00 which lasts our family 2 months. When we compared this to what we spent on name brand laundry soap we figured we were saving roughly $228 dollars a year. That is quite a savings! After trying the homemade soap I feel that is cleans just as well as the store brands. Below you will see the instructions for making our thrifty soap.
1. Add 1/2 cup of Borax into a five gallon bucket.
2. Add 1 cup of washing soda into the five gallon bucket.
3. Grind up 1 bar of Fels Naptha soap.
4. Put the ground up soap into a saucepan and cover with warm water. Set on medium heat and stir until all of the soap melts.
5. Pour the melted soap mixture into the 5 gallon bucket.
6. Stir well until the soap is completely dissolved.
7. Fill the bucket to the top with hot tap water.
8. Seal tightly and let the mixture sit overnight.
9. The next day the mixture will be a gel like substance. Mix equal amounts of the soap with water into a seperate container and shake well before each use. The mixture will have the consistnecy of egg noodle soup and will not suds a great deal. For top loading machines you add 1 cup of the soap mixture. For front loading machines you will need to add 1/3 cup of the mixture.
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