Homemade Laundry Soap

In an effort to save $$$ I started making my own laundry soap to use for towels, whites, work clothes, sheets, blankets.
I have been very excited by how well it works.
I still buy some regular detergent to use on the gentle cycle but happily saving money on a necessary evil.
So if you want to try here is the recipe I follow.
1 box washing soda ($2.99 for a 55 ounce box @ shoprite)
1 box borax ( $3.99 for a 79 ounce box @ shoprite)
1 bar Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps Bar Soap - Pure-Castile All-One Hemp Lavender
Made with organic oils! ($2.89 for a 5 ounce bar @ shoprite)


1 bar Fels-Naptha Heavy Duty Laundry Bar Soap ($1.29 for a 5.5 ounce bar @ Shoprite)


I've used other bar soaps in place of the Dr. Bronner's but recently discovered this soap and have been wanting to give it a go.  comes in other scents too.

The last time I made a batch was January.  It is almost May & am finally out.  I did use my Up & Up detergent as well.  But I purchased a large container of that in January as well and I still have 2 loads in there ( I think).

The hardest part is grating the bars of soap with microplane or cheese grater.  

mix everything together in a large container.

use 1 or 2 Tablespoons per load.