Homemade Cleaning Supplies!!

Okay i just found a recipe for homemade Laundry Soap!!! I am really excited to try it cause it can work for top load or front load washers. Here is the website for it! http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/18-kids-and-counting/recipes/homemade-laundry-soap.html it is from Michelle Duggar! Now as you read this recipe you might think what the crap are these ingredients (I thought that) but they are easy to find online and i found the Borax at walmart and the other 2 at a local grocery store. I found all the ingredients at www.soapsgonebuy.com. The recipe says to dilute the soap mixture half and half before you use it, but my husband was wondering why you can't just use half as much??? Good luck and if this works for a family of 20 and lasts 2-3 months think how long one batch will last us with smaller families!!

this is my edit on it but i haven't had the chance to use it yet i have only made it!!!

1 Fels Naptha soap bar, grated
1 cup washing soda
1/2 cup borax

Instructions: Grate the soap bar into a small bowl. Fill a medium sauce pan with water heat to boil then add the grated soap. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring continually, until the soap completely dissolves.

Put washing soda and borax in a 5-gallon bucket. Pour in the hot, melted soap mixture. Stir well, until all the powder is dissolved. Fill the bucket to the top with more hot tap water. Stir, cover securely, and let set overnight. The next morning, stir the mixture. Mix equal amounts of soap concentrate and water in a smaller laundry-detergent dispenser or container. Shake before using.

Scott and are not going to dilute this mixture when we use it so we will use 1/2 cup for top load and 1/4 for front load. makes 320 loads (i figured)

For top-loading machines: Use 1 cup of the soap mixture per load.
For front-loading machines: Use 1/2 cup per load.

This is Laundry soap recipe i was given it takes less work but it costs $.04 so it does cost more. and it is in a powder form

2cups Borax
2 Cups washing soda (arm and hammer)
1 bar Fels Naphtha soap grated

Mix all together. Use 1 Tbsp. for a regular wash or 2 Tbsp. for heavily soiled clothes. (I used 1 Tbsp for my front load but we might be able to reduce a little more.) makes about 70 loads

This powder mix works well and both smell great!!