Homemade Laundry soap

Mmm, I love the smell of laundry soap.  My mom will laugh over this one because she LOVES the smell of laundry soap and will walk down the soap isle even if she doesn't need any. 

I made my first batch of laundry soap and my house smelled amazing after. I can't take credit for this recipe.  I found it on Pinterest and I will never go back. Thanks to www.allnaturalessentialoils.wordpress.com Here it is and I hope you make it and use it.

P.S.  I didn't use essential Oils in mine, but next time I will. 
P.P.S. I did a double batch and paid just under $20 bucks.  I am no where near close to running out and I made this nearly a year ago.

DIY Laundry Detergent with doTERRA Essential Oils….AWESOME!

15 Jul

Ok, we FINALLY did it!  Kelli and I had to try this do it yourself laundry detergent.  It not only is SOOOO dang cheap, but it really does an incredible job cleaning as well!  Here are some snap shots of how we did it:
Here is what you need:

• 25-30 Drops doTERRA Purify Essential Oil
• 1 Box of  Pure Baking Soda 4 lb.
• 1 Box of  Borax 4 lb. 12 oz. 
• 1 Box of  Super Wash Soda 3 lb. 7 oz.
• 1 Tub of  Oxy-Clean (or generic) 3 lb.
• 3 Bars of Fels-Naptha 5.5 oz.

Grate all three bars of Fels-Naptha soap.  I used the smaller side of the cheese grater.  This is the ONLY part of this process that took some effort.  I read you could use a food processor too, but I gave mine away!

This is about the consistency you want the grated soap to be so it dissolves easily in the washing machine:

Pour each ingredient into a 5 gallon bucket so there is room to stir.  This will cause a bit of a dust storm so you will want to stir slowly.

Stir until all the ingredients are evenly distributed.  This fills the bucket about half full.  I put the lid on tightly and turned the bucket upside down and rolled it around a bit to help stir it as well.  But you have to be sure your lid is on very tightly or you will really have a mess!

Now is the time to add your essential oil.  I used Purify because I love the clean smell and it’s ability to remove odor.  You could use lavender, lemon, citrus bliss, or the essential oil of your choice.  I used 25-30 drops.

Mix it together well.

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT!!

All it takes is 1 Tablespoon per load!  It cleans very well, better than the detergent I was using.  We will never buy regular, high priced laundry soap again!  If you have a really dirty load, you can add an additional Tablespoon of detergent to the wash cycle.  This pail of detergent should last you a LONG, LONG time!

• 1–4lb box of Borax — a natural mineral found in California

• 1–4lb box of WASHING Soda –Washing soda is Sodium Carbonate (also called Soda Ash which can be purchased in swimming pool stores or departments)

• 1–4lb box of Baking Soda –Baking soda is Sodium Bicarbonate

• 3 bars of Castile Soap (all natural coconut oil soap)

2-4 Tablespoons for a normal load.
- See more at: http://itssoverycheri.com/2012/04/17/recipe-to-avoid-disasters-all-natural/#sthash.DKhaiVIu.dpuf

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Recipe to avoid Laundry Disasters that it.  Here is my ALL NATURAL Laundry Soap recipe.

I have looked at so many different recipes for making your own laundry soap.  I knew I wanted an all natural one so after all was said and done this is the recipe I created.
Only 4 ingredients.

You will need:

• 1–4lb box of Borax — a natural mineral found in California

• 1–4lb box of WASHING Soda –Washing soda is Sodium Carbonate (also called Soda Ash which can be purchased in swimming pool stores or departments)

• 1–4lb box of Baking Soda –Baking soda is Sodium Bicarbonate

• 3 bars of Castile Soap (all natural coconut oil soap)

2-4 Tablespoons for a normal load.
I purchased everything at WalMart.  The bars of soap were in the health and beauty area with other soaps but everything else was in the laundry area.

I grated my bars of soap.  Mmmmmm it smelled so good.
I do want to try Dr. Bronner’s soap next time.  It is another All Natural Soap.

I love that it is all white.  The soap smells so clean.  Our clothes smell fresh and clean.
I mixed everything together in a trash bag then put some into a jar.
It makes quite a bit of laundry soap for a fraction of the price of store bought laundry soap. I filled another container and have a large ziploc bag full of laundry soap.
I am planning on getting some oxy clean and mixing 1/2 of a container with 1/2 of the laundry soap to have a soap for my whites.
I paid less than $10 for everything and I have more than a store bought box of laundry soap
- See more at: http://itssoverycheri.com/2012/04/17/recipe-to-avoid-disasters-all-natural/#sthash.DKhaiVIu.dpuf

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Recipe to avoid Laundry Disasters that it.  Here is my ALL NATURAL Laundry Soap recipe.

I have looked at so many different recipes for making your own laundry soap.  I knew I wanted an all natural one so after all was said and done this is the recipe I created.
Only 4 ingredients.

You will need:

• 1–4lb box of Borax — a natural mineral found in California

• 1–4lb box of WASHING Soda –Washing soda is Sodium Carbonate (also called Soda Ash which can be purchased in swimming pool stores or departments)

• 1–4lb box of Baking Soda –Baking soda is Sodium Bicarbonate

• 3 bars of Castile Soap (all natural coconut oil soap)

2-4 Tablespoons for a normal load.
I purchased everything at WalMart.  The bars of soap were in the health and beauty area with other soaps but everything else was in the laundry area.

I grated my bars of soap.  Mmmmmm it smelled so good.
I do want to try Dr. Bronner’s soap next time.  It is another All Natural Soap.

I love that it is all white.  The soap smells so clean.  Our clothes smell fresh and clean.
I mixed everything together in a trash bag then put some into a jar.
It makes quite a bit of laundry soap for a fraction of the price of store bought laundry soap. I filled another container and have a large ziploc bag full of laundry soap.
I am planning on getting some oxy clean and mixing 1/2 of a container with 1/2 of the laundry soap to have a soap for my whites.
I paid less than $10 for everything and I have more than a store bought box of laundry soap
- See more at: http://itssoverycheri.com/2012/04/17/recipe-to-avoid-disasters-all-natural/#sthash.DKhaiVIu.dpuf