One of my friends sent out this email once with a home-made laundry soap. I've never made it myself, but it seems to be much cheaper than buying $15+ Tide! here is the recipe:
1 bar Fels-Naptha soap (in laundry isle) ( we got ours online)
1 cup borax
1 cup arm & hammer washing soda
Grate soap and add to 5 cups water in pot on stove.
Cook over medium heat until melted;
Add borax and washing soda.
Boil for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and add to 5 gallon bucket that is ½ full of hot water, stir and fill the bucket up to make 5 gallons;
Let the detergent sit for 24 to 36 hours, soap will gel.
I fill my laundry soap bottle half full and then add water to the top.
Shake before each use, top loading washers ¾ cup per load and front loading washers ¼ cup per load. Use a big pot too because it gets foamy and will boil over the top if your pot is not big enoughI found all three ingredients at Reams after looking at Macey's, Walmart and Albertsons.
The bar soap was $1. The borax was $4 and the washing soda was $3. You also will need a five gallon bucket. I am planning on refilling the laundry containers I already have since it is not practical to carry a five gallon bucket to the laundry.
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