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HOMEMADE LAUNDRY DETERGENT Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 Cups - hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
½ Cup Borax
Directions:
Directions:
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)
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
10 gallons
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
We made this about 2 times a year. It cleans the laundry well. Make sure that you shake it up real good before you use it.

 

 

 

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