homemade laundry soap....

I have been making my own laundry soap for about 3 months now.....

I got these cute enamel pots off of ebay and I used my criket to cut out the words

also, about a month ago I started making my own fabric softner.....

after the first batch of laundry soap I changed the recipe just a bit cause I didn't feel like my whites were getting clean enough.....but, now with that change it works great and it's a lot cheaper!!!



ingredients:

3 bars fels naptha soap (grated)

1 box arm & hammer washing soda (4 lbs)

2 boxes arm & hammer baking soda (4 lbs)

1 box borax (4lbs)

and then I add I small box of inexpensive laundry soap - usually surf

grate soap with cheese grater (I use a salad shooter - cause it's faster) mix all ingredients together.

use 1 Tablespoon per load or 2 -3 Tablespoons for heavy soiled

there are other variations out there,but this is the one I use. If interested in trying the others go to http://www.tipnut.com/

great site for other things too

fabric softner ingredients:

6 cups water

3 cups vinegar

2 cups (16 ounces) cheap conditioner (whatever scent you like)

mix and store in a one-gallon container. You can keep refilling your store-bought container. It may separate. Shake each time you use.