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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 354978" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Star, that's awesome!</p><p></p><p>I've been needing to make every dollar stretch and since I do tons of laundry I decided to give a go at making homemade laundry soap. I tried it a week ago and used one bar of soap, 1 cup of borax, 1 cup of washing soda (not baking soda). I grated the soap in my food processor, then pulverized it with the blade and then added the powders. I transfered it into an empty peanut butter jar and using a coffee scoop that was a little over 1 tablespoon it made exactly 32 scoops. I've been playing around with it and 1 scoop works fine for everything but seriously smelly stuff (next time I have sour dish towels I'd use more). I run a little hot water in to dissolve it first (could be done with a cup too) and then switch to regular water temperature. It's cheap, easy, and every batch means one less plastic detergent bottle and lots less money.</p><p></p><p>I searched around and it looks like a lot of people use Ivory or Fels Naptha. I just used Unscented Dove since I have it on hand and know my skin can handle it.</p><p></p><p>I found a recipe for an everyday cleaner that I like in a book called Clean and Green. I can't remember what the original amounts were but I use 2 teaspoons Murphy's Oil Soap, 2 tsp borax, 1/4 teaspoon washing soda, and 2 cups hot water in a spray bottle. It's not good for floors or clear glass but great for appliances and countertops.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 354978, member: 701"] Star, that's awesome! I've been needing to make every dollar stretch and since I do tons of laundry I decided to give a go at making homemade laundry soap. I tried it a week ago and used one bar of soap, 1 cup of borax, 1 cup of washing soda (not baking soda). I grated the soap in my food processor, then pulverized it with the blade and then added the powders. I transfered it into an empty peanut butter jar and using a coffee scoop that was a little over 1 tablespoon it made exactly 32 scoops. I've been playing around with it and 1 scoop works fine for everything but seriously smelly stuff (next time I have sour dish towels I'd use more). I run a little hot water in to dissolve it first (could be done with a cup too) and then switch to regular water temperature. It's cheap, easy, and every batch means one less plastic detergent bottle and lots less money. I searched around and it looks like a lot of people use Ivory or Fels Naptha. I just used Unscented Dove since I have it on hand and know my skin can handle it. I found a recipe for an everyday cleaner that I like in a book called Clean and Green. I can't remember what the original amounts were but I use 2 teaspoons Murphy's Oil Soap, 2 tsp borax, 1/4 teaspoon washing soda, and 2 cups hot water in a spray bottle. It's not good for floors or clear glass but great for appliances and countertops. [/QUOTE]
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