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8:06 pm
January 1, 2010
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Does anyone have a good no-fail recipe for making your own laundry soap? i'd like it hoefully to smell good. Were does anyone buy essential soap for soap-making> Thanks in advance!
8:08 pm
January 1, 2010
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I need new bi-focals. lol. Hopefully, I need laundry soap recipe that smells pretty good. I needed a source for essential oils for soapmaking. Thanks again!
8:16 pm
December 28, 2008
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Suzanne's instructions are here: http://chickensintheroad.com/c…..detergent/
There has been quite a lot of discussion about making laundry detergent at home around the forum as well.
9:37 pm
October 17, 2008
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If you use the Search function and input "laundry" while in the Primitive Crafts & Country Style forum you will get all the posts and titles of posts that have "laundry" in them.
http://chickensintheroad.com/f…..8;search=1
feel free to ask any questions pertaining to any of the recipes in that topic, it'll bump back up to new.
2:27 am
January 1, 2010
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Thanks CindyP! I'm going to try to make some detergent. Saw your article on making regular soap. I'm nervous about using lye. It was very informative, sure alot of steps to make soap. 
8:42 am
February 6, 2011
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I order my essential oils through MMS (Majestic Mountain Sage). They also have almost all you could need for soap making, etc. I just made lye soap for the first time. I was so apprehensive and afraid, but it was so easy! A great tool to have is a stick blender. It really helps to speed up the trace process. I just started with a small batch. Also, MMS has a lye calculator, making the whole process less scary. You just put in how much and what kind of fats and oils you are using and it calculates how much liquid and lye to use. You can also print out simple instructions with your recipe. Good luck!
1:20 pm
February 7, 2011
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When I make the recipe I get this thick layer of solid on the top. I made the recipe once with regular soap and once with the Fels-Naptha bar. Am I doing something wrong?
2:14 pm
February 8, 2009
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You just need to stir that top layer into the bottom liquid. Mix well and put into whatever container you are using for storage. On a small batch, a sturdy wisk works well. Then you need to shake or stir well before each use.
Dede
7:58 pm
January 17, 2011
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I make a 3 gal. batch at a time & then store it in old plastic milk jugs. Those are easy to shake before using in the washer.
I love it!
9:35 am
November 9, 2010
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I have found that the dry recipe is much easier and more fail-proof. It may be a little more expensive, but it works great and I don't have gallons and gallons of soap to store. I just make one batch at a time and store the boxes. Also love the smell of Fels Naptha so I don't add any other oils. My clothes come out clean and smelling fresh. The only issue I have is I find I have to spot treat stains more. Oh well, it is worth it.
11:40 am
February 7, 2011
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Thank you for the wisdom!
2:43 pm
February 6, 2011
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Ruby said:
I have found that the dry recipe is much easier and more fail-proof. It may be a little more expensive, but it works great and I don't have gallons and gallons of soap to store. I just make one batch at a time and store the boxes. Also love the smell of Fels Naptha so I don't add any other oils. My clothes come out clean and smelling fresh. The only issue I have is I find I have to spot treat stains more. Oh well, it is worth it.
I use the dry recipe too. It's so much easier to use and store. Have you tried pretreating with the fels-naptha soap? Works really well, but only do it right before washing. Also, have you tried adding something like oxyclean to your soap mix? Might help you not have to pre-treat so much.
10:36 pm
January 2, 2011
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I too have trouble with a "hard cake" of soap developing on the top of my laundry detergent. I'm intrigued by the dry recipe. Ruby…would you mind sharing your recipe? Also, do you have any issues with the soap not dissolving. I wash most of our clothes in cold water & wonder if the cold water will dissolve the soap.
9:41 am
November 9, 2010
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I generally use a whole bar of Fels Naptha, grated and then put into the food processor. Then add 1/2 cup of Borax and 1 /2 cup of Washing Soda. Process until fine, similiar to corn meal. I use about 1 Tab for each load, more if needed. I put it into a old plastic container (frosting tub). It takes up almost no room and last for about 30 loads. Haven't done the math about how much it cost per load but it has to be cheaper than store bought. My 23 y/o niece lives with us and insists on buying expensive detergent. She pays $11.00 a jug! Also has the plastic jug to recycle. What a waste, but it is her money and she will learn someday. I will make a country girl out of her yet. The day she helps me can will be the day I know I have succeded! lol.
8:36 am
February 6, 2011
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I usually use a full bar of Fels-Naptha, grated. Then I add 1/3 c each of borax and washing soda and mix. Then I put the mixture a few cups at a time into my blender and blend until it's of similar size. I use 2T per load in my HE washer. It dissolves fine in cold water.
10:17 pm
January 2, 2011
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Thanks ladies! I have all the ingredients, so I may just whip up a batch!
8:53 am
December 19, 2009
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For the past year and a half, I have been using the dry version – recycle a large coffee canister, fill it with a 50/50 mix of borax and washing soda. Fill cannister about 3/4 full, put the lid on and shake and rotate it sideways to thoroughly mix. Use about 1/4 cup per load. It does not have a scent but the laundry smells so wonderfully fresh with it, especially in the spring/summer when I can hang outside. I have given containers to people as gifts and they have loved it, especially because you don't sneeze when you do laundry. Some people are great bakers; I like to make green cleaning supplies as gifts! My only problem is locating washing soda – when we go to the city every couple of months, we buy all they have on the shelf.
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