Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap

I got this recipe from my friend, who got it from one of her friends. I just decided to take pictures along the way so, here it is!

 

Supposedly, when using this homemade blend you do not need fabric softener or dryer sheets-it does it all!

Supplies Needed:

Washing Soda
Borax
Zote Soap

Recipe:

4 Cups of Hot Water

1 Zote Soap Bar

2 Cups of Washing Soda

1 Cup of Borax

 Yield: 5 Gallons of CONCENTRATED detergent.

 

 

Instructions:

 

Grate Zote Soap Bar (I got a pink bar to make the detergent pink but there is white)

Add grated Zote Soap to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until it dissolves and is melted.



Fill a 5-gallon bucket half full of hot tap water.
(I used a 10 gallon Sterilite bin, it is small and I can put all of the 5-gallons in at once.)

Add Borax, Washing Soda and Melted Soap.

Stir well until all powder is dissolved (If you are using a 5-gallon bucket fill the rest of the water to the top)



Cover and let it sit overnight to thicken

The next day, stir and fill a used, clean laundry soap dispenser HALF full with soap (this is concentrated!) and the rest with water. Shake before each use (it will gel).

Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: Lavendar oil, rosemary, tea tree oil. (Just make sure it is essential oil for use in soap!)

Yield: Liquid recipe makes 10 GALLONS!

Top Load Machine: 5/8 Cup (Approx. 180 loads-on average 6 months based on 7 loads per week)
Front Load: 1/4 Cup (Approx 640 loads)

For All of the ingredients I spent less than $10 and I can make so many more loads with all I bought since you only use 1-2 cups of the ingredients+ the bar of zote.