I finally blended my own laundry detergent.
And I've used it .....
and I'm happy with it.
Here's the recipe -
1 bar of Kirk's Castile Soap, grated
1 cup of Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
1 cup of 20 Mule Team Borax
Mix it up so it's pretty much thoroughly blended and store it in a container.
Use 1/4 cup of detergent per large load of laundry....it's that simple!
No added fragrance. Just smells like soap.
I tripled the recipe when I made it because the soap came in a three-pack.
I grated each bar on the grater side of my trusty old box grater.
Now, I added an optional ingredient: some grated thumb-knuckle skin.....I advise against adding skin to your blend.
(I'm whispering in your ear: be very careful when you grate the soap)
I read that if you want to grate the soap in a food processor, buy one that will be for soap grating only. Apparently the soap flavor stays in the food processor.
I don't want to spend the $$ for another food processor...and the little box grater won't retain the soapy taste....but it does take some time to grate those bars (with a hint of danger--possible skin loss).
Bravo!! I make a liquid version of this with very similar ingredients!! It's WONDERFUL!! (I use it to stretch my Tide detergent a LOT further!) I also made liquid hand soap from bar soap for the first time this past week. It turned out WONDERFUL!! From 2 bars of hand soap, I refilled two HUGE bottles with liquid soap!! It's FUN to save money!! (from Iris)
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