Thursday, October 23, 2014

The Duggar's Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap

Front or top load machine- best value

4  Cups - hot tap water
1  Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
½ Cup Borax


- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over
 medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.

-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing
 soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top
 with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.

-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and
 then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)

-Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once
 soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.

-Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.
Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)
Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)

*Arm & Hammer "Super Washing Soda" - in some stores or may be 
purchased online here (at Meijer.com). Baking Soda will not work, nor
will 
Arm & Hammer Detergent - It must be sodium carbonate!!

•Works well in traditional or HE machines.

•Low sudsing. It is the ingredients in the soap, not the suds, that does the
 cleaning.

•Clumping and geling of the detergent is normal. Stir before putting in 
dispenser, and shake before each use.


•For stains, consider using an inexpensive spray-on stain remover before 
washing. (Zout, Spray 'n' Wash, Oxyclean)

NOTE: ™ = Trademark. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. Results may vary. All 
recipes are valid for non-commercial use, otherwise written permission must be obtained from the 
The Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar Family. © Copyright 2011

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