Monday, December 16, 2013

homemade laundry soap version 2.0

I really liked the soap I made and it worked really well... but then we got a new washer and it has this function to make the soap foamy so I wanted to try liquid soap... so I went hunting again and found that what I had could be dissolved, as I went about making up 2 gal. worth I found out that was a MESSY undertaking!! would not recommend it! it still worked well but I was noticing that the washer was getting a film on the inside, so I ran some bleach in it and that cleaned it up.. but I learned that the sent crystals I had used in the powder were wax and were leaving that film (I was not so happy about that) so I went back to my favorite place Pinterest and found a liquid no grate formula. I then made it mine by concentrating it so I did not have to use 1/2 to a cup but rather 1/8 to 1/4 cup

3/4 cup washing soda
3/4 cup borax
1/3-1/2 cup Dr Bonner's liquid soap (I used lavender) adjust as needed..

In a cheap pot (I have one I do not use for cooking, only this kind of thing) I put 6 cups water and the washing soda and borax. I then heated until just below boiling and turned off and added the liquid soap.
Let sit until you know it will not melt your container(s) then add 4 cups to the bottom of each gal. container then slowly fill with water. (I have a fridge water container that holds 2 1/2 gal. so when I get low I can make 2 gal and fill it) This one you can do without a pot just hot water if you want :)

This seems to work even better then the other and is cheaper! even using the Dr Bonner's, I spend about $16 total on the items and have made 4 gal. so far all items have enough to make at least that much more and the Dr. Bonner's 2x that (I got a 32 oz bottle on sale for $10)

I am ok using the borax in liquid form because it only causes breathing issues when in powder form, so the box is kept well away from the pets and humans to be safe.


 

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