Traditional Laundry Soap
Traditional Laundry Soap
The modern version of your great-grandmas laundry soap
Ingredients
Method
- Grate the bar of soap and place in a heavy pot.
- Add 4 cups of water.
- Heat on low until the soap is completely melted (don’t let it boil – big mess!)
- Once melted, remove from heat and add in the Borax and washing soda.
- Stir until the powder is dissolved. Be patient, it may take a bit.
- Add the remainder 4 cups of water.
- Once cooled, use an imersion blender, hand mixer, or blender to futher work it so it can emulsify to avoid separation.
- Store in a glass jar.
- Use 1-2 tbsp per load.
Notes
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Notes:
- When melting the soap, DO NOT let it boil. It will suds over and you may have a super clean stove-top, but a huge mess to clean up!
- It does take a bit for the powders to dissolve – so be patient. If you don’t blend the final product, sometimes there’s a top layer due to separation.
- Stir well or shake the jar before measuring out for a load of laundry.
- This recipe makes laundry soap, not a modern synthetic detergent.
- If you don’t blend it once it has cooked, separation is normal. The soap may form a solid layer on top or become gel-like as it cools. Simply stir or shake before each use.
- Hard water may cause additional separation or leave soap residue on clothing.
- This recipe may not perform as well in HE (high-efficiency) washing machines or for heavily soiled loads.
- Store at room temperature. If it becomes too thick, warm gently and stir.
- Since this recipe contains Fels-Naptha, it is best described as low-tox rather than no-tox because the soap contains fragrance and other manufactured ingredients.
- You can also use an olive-oil based castile soap bar or coconut oil soap bar.