Laundry Detergent

Laundry Detergent

Fels Naptha Soap
A bar or other soap or essentail oil for scent (we used leaver 2000)
Arm and Hammer Washing Soda
20 Mule Borax
Water
Grater
Large Pot
Spoon
Storage container

Put 6 cups of water in a pot to boil, grate 1/3 bar of Fels Naptha soap and 1/2 of other bar of soap or the essential oils, add to boiling water and mix. Then add 1 cup washing soda and 1/2 cup borax and mix.

Add 3 gallons of hot water to a large container then add mixture from pot and stir and cover - let sit for 24 hours before use.

Mixture will look kind of lumpy. Use the same amount that you use already in the wash. Can be used in all washers (front loaders and top loaders)

Thanks so much Kim for this and your friendship!

I used a kitty litter container to mix and store this in. I then use a smaller kitty litter container for a smaller amt to keep on my washer. I let the kids pick out their smells so I keep a box of essential oils on washer too. We mix Silo cup full and then pour that into the washer. I do this because the kids seem to put the laundry away better when it smells the way they want it! LOL...whatever works!