Laundry Soap

I tried something that I've wanted to for a while now- make my own laundry soap. Through another lady's blog I got the recipe and gave it a try. I love it!! It sounds daunting but it's SUPER easy and the money you save is unbelievable. Even with an all natural soap it will cost me about 2 cents a load. I haven't figured it exactly yet. 

So if you have a few minutes and want to give it a go here's the recipe:

1/3 bar of soap

1/2 cup WASHING soda (not baking soda)

1/2 cup Borax

Grate bar of soap and put it in a sauce pan (don't worry it cleans up very easily). Add 6 cups of water and heat, stirring, until soap melts. Then add the soda and Borax. Keep stirring until dissolved. Next, pour 4 cups of hot water into a large bucket with a lid. (It needs to be able to hold 2 gallons) Pour the soap mixture into the bucket. Stir. Pour in 1 gallon plus 6 cups warm water. Stir. Cover with a lid and let set 24 hours. 

After it has set there will be a thick layer of gel on the top and fluid underneath. Stir it up and use 1/2 cup for each load. The mixture is supposed to be clumpy  looking. 

Makes 64 loads. 

As I was getting ready to do this post our computer started acting funny so it won't let me post me pictures of my soap bucket. Bummer. Well, maybe tomorrow I'll be awake enough to figure it out.