Homemade Laundry Soap ??

[pampam]

I have been making my own laundry soap for about a year now, and use it on light coloured clothes. (1 cup each of washing soda, borax and ground up bar soap, disolved in water till it is a gel when cooled like liquid laundry detergent). I like using it and have had good success. Mind you, the clothes are not heavily soiled. My question is can I use it on dark coloured clothes, or will it likely fade them? I currently use detergent specifically for dark colours on my dark clothes .

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

I have been making my own laundry soap for about a year now, and use it on light coloured clothes. (1 cup each of washing soda, borax and ground up bar soap, disolved in water till it is a gel when cooled like liquid laundry detergent). I like using it and have had good success. Mind you, the clothes are not heavily soiled. My question is can I use it on dark coloured clothes, or will it likely fade them? I currently use detergent specifically for dark colours on my dark clothes .

I've been using the same formula (but I keep it as a dry mix, just let it dissolve in washer prior to adding clothes) for a while now too on all of my clothes. Haven't noticed any fading. Give it a try!

 

[semo233]

I put the same mixture (dry) right into the dispenser for dry laundry soap. I have never had a problem with it not dissolving. I have also never had a problem with fading.

 

[Leshaface]

I've always wanted to make my own laundry soap, but where do you find these ingredients at? Does it also save money in the long run?

 

[phred52]

I've used that same recipe for years and years but in the dry form. I just put 1 tablespoon in the dispenser cup. It is my exclusive laundry product, dark, light, hand washing, whatever ... works like a charm.

I purchase the borax and washing soda in the laundry aisle of my local grocery store. I DO dry out the soap by unwrapping the bars and letting them sit open on a shelf while I use up the current batch. When you put the 3 products together in a food processor the dry soap turns into eenie weenie teenie pieces instead of just tiny pieces. I've never had an issue of the soap not dissolving.

 

[megandgarr]

Can the dry formula be used in the front loading HE washing machines?

 

[pixiewings71]

I use 1 bar of Fels Neptha soap, grated (found in the soap aisle next to other bar soaps, my cost is $1.50 per bar), 1/2 cup of soda ash (purchased by DBF in bulk supply at a reef shop, he uses it in our fish tank) and 1/2 cup of Borax, found in the laundry aisle, I don't make it a liquid, I simply mix the above ingredients in an airtight container (32 oz container) and use 1 Tablespoon per load, I use it in cold water, on all colors, I have not seen any fading with my recipe. I like it a lot, I doubt I'll go back to using store bought.

 

[KristiKat]

My DH makes our laundry soap also. I have very sensitive skin and the cost of sensitive skin detergent can be expensive. We've been using it almost 2 years now. I don't see any difference in clothes fading than before. I use it with darks, lights, colors, and delicates. Sometimes when the kids have a really bad stain I'll put a little oxy clean in and it works great.

 

[rszdtrvl]

I used homemade detergent for years until I discovered that DH's white work shirts just didn't get clean. No matter what type of stain fighter I used (and I tried just about all that are out there!), they still had bad grease stains on them and looked dingy (DH is a cook).

I switched to Tide with Bleach Alternative, and while the price makes me cringe, his co-workers said "It's about time you got new shirts". This tells me that the detergent is worth the price.

When using the homemade laundry soap, I never had a problem with colors fading.

 

[phred52]

Can the dry formula be used in the front loading HE washing machines?

My machine is a front loader, supposed to use that HE stuff, BUT I've used the homemade soap for years with NO issues at all.

I use 1Tbsp per load unless it is a load of my DH's stinky work clothes in which case I use 2 Tbsp for that load.

 

[Tinetine]

I have used the dry version of this detergent for about a year in my front load machine, and it works like a charm ! For extra dirty clothes, I add a quarter cup of vinegar , it works really well to get the stains out. I make my own dishwashing soap as well, and I use vinegar as a rinse agent. It is a lot cheaper !

 

[lisam427]

thank you for posting this. i am going to try this

 

[Fly4free]

I used homemade detergent for years until I discovered that DH's white work shirts just didn't get clean. No matter what type of stain fighter I used (and I tried just about all that are out there!), they still had bad grease stains on them and looked dingy (DH is a cook).

I switched to Tide with Bleach Alternative, and while the price makes me cringe, his co-workers said "It's about time you got new shirts". This tells me that the detergent is worth the price.

When using the homemade laundry soap, I never had a problem with colors fading.

I had the same issue with the homemade detergent and whites. They just looked dingy. I love the Tide with bleach alternative too, but also have found the Arm and Hammer version to work well for less $.

 

[Echo queen]

Can the dry formula be used in the front loading HE washing machines?

Yes it can and it produces less suds so that's even better. 3 years no problems all types of colors.

 

[Echo queen]

I've used that same recipe for years and years but in the dry form. I just put 1 tablespoon in the dispenser cup. It is my exclusive laundry product, dark, light, hand washing, whatever ... works like a charm.

I purchase the borax and washing soda in the laundry aisle of my local grocery store. I DO dry out the soap by unwrapping the bars and letting them sit open on a shelf while I use up the current batch. When you put the 3 products together in a food processor the dry soap turns into eenie weenie teenie pieces instead of just tiny pieces. I've never had an issue of the soap not dissolving.

I will try drying out my bar soap(Zote) to make it easier to grate, in the past I have put it in the freezer for a few hours to make it harder.

 

[tink_n_pooh]

Does anyone have a recipe for homemade liquid soap?

I'm also going to try making the homemade fabric softener