Was visiting with a friend recently and she was making her own laundry soap, so, of course I copied down her recipe. Because we have signed up for Amazon Prime (= free shipping) I ordered my laundry soap making supplies from them. Most of the ingredients came today... looking forward to the rest arriving! I have not made it yet, so can not attest to it's wonders, but found this link http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/laundrysoap.htm with step by step instructions and FAQ's. Check it out... she has a breakdown on the cost per load. Here's the recipe from Crystal's site...
Homemade Laundry Soap
1/3 bar Fels Naptha or other type of soap or 1 bar Ivory or Zote
½ cup washing soda (not the same as baking soda, look for Arm & Hammer)
½ cup borax powder (20 Mule Team)
~You will also need a small bucket, about 2 gallon size~
Grate the soap and put it in a sauce pan. Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts. Add the washing soda and the borax and stir until it is dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket. Now add your soap mixture and stir. Now add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir. Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel. You use ½ cup per load.
**A few things to note about the soap**
~The finished soap will not be a solid gel. It will be more of a watery gel that has been accurately described as an "egg noodle soup" look.
~The soap is a low sudsing soap. So if you don’t see suds, that is ok. Suds are not what does the cleaning, it is the ingredients in the soap.
Optional: If you want your soap to have some sort of scent you can scent this with ½ to 1 oz. of essential oil or fragrance oil of your choice. My favorite scent is orange essential oil.
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