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Homemade Laundry Soap

Tired of paying high prices for
name brand laundry soap??

I was, so I decided to start making my
own laundry soap.. and I LOVE it!!!

It works great and its so much cheaper!    
If you want to try your hand at this money savings Laundry Soap follow the tutorial below:


Homemade Laundry Soap
Just a Tip!
Difficulty: 1
Budget: 1
Estimated Time: 1

You Will Need...

  • Fels Naptha Soap Bar
  • 1 cup A&H Washing Soda
  • 1 cup 20 Mule Team Borax
  • Water
  • Large Pot
  • Spatula
  • Measuring Cup
  • 2 Containers (Bottles/Jugs)

Instructions

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Gather your Ingredients...

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Step 1- Grate the bar of Fels Naptha Soap.

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Step 2- Put the soap shavings in a large pot with 8 cups of HOT water. Bring to a slow boil and cook until all the soap has dissolved.

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Step 3- Add the cup of Borax and cup of Washing Soda to fully dissolved soap mixture. Bring to a boil and then take off the heat.

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Step 4- Pour mixture into your jugs. (divide the mixture evenly into your 2 jugs/bottles)

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Step 5- Pour water into jugs, fill up just a few inched from top. (pour it rather than put it under faucet, it keeps from suds/foam going everywhere)

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ENJOY YOUR LAUNDRY DETERGENT!!

It will be watery while it is still hot, but it gets thicker as it cools.. it will be the right consistency over night.  

Make sure you shake it before every use to get it all mixed up good!

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For the full Blog Post and More Info on this

Homemade Laundry Soap visit:

 http://totallysimple.blogspot.com/2012/06/homemade-laundry-detergent.html

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