Happy Homemaker

Homemade Laundry soap

Yes I "make" our laundry soap! It saves money and works great! Here are a couple of recipes I like to use.

Laundry Soap:

What you'll need-

5 gallon bucket (I drove through Burger King and they gave me one for free)
One bar of grated soap (I use Ivory and grate it w/ my cheese grater)
1/2 C. Borax
1 C Washing soda (I find this @ Kroger by the detergents)

First bring 4 C. water almost to a boil. Add your grated soap and cook until melted. Fill bucket w/ three gallons of hot water and add your 4 C. of soapy water to bucket. Add your 1 C. Washing soda and 1/2 C. Borax and stir for a couple of minutes until dissolved. Let cool overnight- you will have a bucket of slime in the moring that works great as laundry soap! Use about 8 oz. per load.


Laundry Soap the Simple Way!:

2 Gallons Hot Water in large bucket w/ lid

1 Bar Grated Soap (any kind you like)

2 Cups Baking Soda


Bring about 4 C. water to almost a boil and add your grated soap. Stir until melted (this takes a while). Pour your soap mixture into your hot water and stir. Add 2 C. baking soda and stir until dissolved! Let sit over night. Use 1/2 cup for regular loads! That's it! Effective, inexpensive, and easy as pie to make!


I also make our all purpose cleaner- so thought it would be helpful to share as well!

All Purpose Cleaner:

1- 32 oz. spray bottle
1/2 cup liquid dish soap
1/4 C. vinegar
A few drops of Tea Tree Oil

Mix all ingredients in bottle and fill w/ hot water! Works great on everything from windows to carpet! I remove all of our carpet stains w/ this solution and it works better than anything I've ever tried! Tea Tree is a natural dissinfectant, so this also works great on countertops and in your bathroom!