How do you make laundry soap?

1/3 bar of Fels Naptha or Zote Laundry bar soap grated. Put in small pan, cover with water, heat until melted.

Dissolve 1 cup of Borax and 1 cup of Washing Soda in hot water. Add the melted Fels Naptha, stirring to mix well. (The mixture starts to thicken and gel up almost immediately.)

Divide the soap between 2 gallon laundry jugs saved from l purchased aundry soap; add hot water to fill them to the top; and shake well.

Powdered:

1 box of borax
1 box of Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda
1 bar of soap, grated (you can use Dial, Ivory, Fels Naptha, or Zote)

Combine all ingredients and store in a container.

To use:
2 tbsp per load of laundry (no that's not a typo)

If the laundry is really dirty, I add 1/4 cup of baking soda to the wash.

These soaps only cost about $.04-.08 per load, depending on what you spend on the products to make them.


I let them sit overnight before using, and I always shake really well before using. I use a capful of laundry soap per load. "