Laundry Soap Recipe

Did you know you can make your own laundry soap? You probably did. I've known, but never tried it. Here is a tried and true recipe from pinterest, and Linda Bickham has a friend who uses it and loves it. I think I'll make some for my long term storage.

1 (4 lb 12 oz) box of Borax—found in the detergent aisle
1 (3 lb 7 oz) box of Arm and Hammer Washing Soda—found in the detergent aisle
1 ( 3 lb) container of oxyClean—found in the detergent aisle
2 (14.1 oz) bars of Zote Soap (found at Home Depot)  You can also use Fels Naptha -found in detergent aisle.
1 ( 4 lb) box of Arm and Hammer Baking Soda ( found in the cooking aisle)
1-2 (55 oz) bottle of Purex Crystals fabric softener—found in the detergent aisle (this is optional)

 You will need to grate the Zotes or Fels Natpha soap and then just mix it all together.  Don’t know how much you use for each load. I guess we will all figure that out together.

I tried to price it by doing internet searches, so this estimate won't be exactly what you will get at the store, but you can probably use it as a pretty-close-to-it number.
Borax: $5-10
Arma and Hammer Washing soda $3-8
Oxyclean- About $8
Zote Soap $2
Arm and Hammer Baking Soda: $2-3
Purex Crystals fabric softener $9

All told it should be about $29-$40. But very possibly cheaper. And Im sure the yeald is much greater than what we purchase in the stores.

If you try it out, let us know what you think!