Sue's Homemade Laundry Detergent Recipe

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Sue's Homemade Laundry Detergent
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Ingredients:

  • arm and hammer laundry detergent (7.94 lbs)
  • 20 mule team borax (76 oz)
  • soap bar (1 ivory 4.5 oz bar)
  • soap bar (1 fels naptha 5 1/2 oz bar)
  • 1/2 soap bar (fels naptha, grated)
  • 1 cup laundry detergent (use arm and hammer)
  • 1 cup borax (use 20-mule team)

Directions:

  1. The first 4 ingredients are what you need to buy. The next 5 are to make the actual recipe.
  2. Dissolve soaps and detergent in 5 gallon bucket with 4 cups of boiling water.( I used the paint stirrer and drill for this the 2nd time I made it, it dissolved the ingredients much better than by hand).
  3. Once dissolved add another 4 cups of very hot water.
  4. Stir well and add enough water to fill 5 gallon bucket to the top.
  5. Let sit overnight. Soap will gel up and you will need to stir completely with your hand or use a paint stirrer on the end of a drill. You can fill empty laundry bottles or keep in bucket with a cover.
  6. 1 - 5 gallon bucket will make about 80 loads of detergent.
  7. ( A little extra math- 1 box of Arm and Hammer, 2 boxes of 20-Mule Team, 15 bars of Ivory and 8 bars of Fels will make about 1200 loads of laundry for about $35.96).
  8. Also I bought an inexpensive grater just for the soap. It was suggested to use a food processor but I didn't like doing that.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 0 Kcal (0 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 3.16mg 0%
Calcium 15.8mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 0 Kcal (0 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 2mg 0%
Calcium 10mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 0
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  • 0
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Good Points

  • calories free,
  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • sugar free

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