Anyone make homemade laundry soap?

[yotetrapper]

I wanted to try it, and I found a recipe that calls for Fels Naptha (or something like that) bar laundry soap but I'm not having any luck finding that.

Anyone have a recipe that doesn't use that, or else, do you know where I might find some?

 

[love-my-wolves]

Yep, here's a thread from Southern28chick, she has photos and instructions! Good luck!!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=45032

 

[sunnysidecluckers]

If you have a Safeway Grocery Store, they carry FelsNaptha , if I am not mistaken I think I even saw it at Walmart.

Fels Naptha is also good for poison oak, ivy... rub wet soap on the area and let it dry

 

[yotetrapper]

I checked my walmart already. And I dont have a safeway.

Can order online, but with shipping and everything, dont think you'd be saving much money.

 

[lilshadow]

If you have a Coborn's in the area I know they have it or at least mine does.

 

[GlacierNan]

It's usually in the bar soap section.
Also I just bought some 'homemade laundry soap'
with FelsNaptha, Borax, and Arm&Hammer Washing Soda in from this site. Used it today for the first time and it works great. Just 2 TBSP per load.

http://www.soapsgonebuy.com/category_s/2.htm

 

[Cetawin]

I make all my own soap and stuff starting right from the goat's milk...but her way seems so much easier. LOL

 

[BowChickaBowMow]

I've made it in the past.... but not for the past two years (moved too much.. and still trying to settle in) but it's easy. I found the fels naptha at a grocery store. Not the walmart/kmart/meijers types...they didn't carry it. Just a smaller grocery store. You can always ask your local grocer to order it and carry it for you. Or I'm sure you could find it online. Do a search for homemade laundry soap and you may find a recipe w/ different ingredients. I liked the one I used... it worked great, and worked well for my kids sensitive skin too. I think I even made it w/ Dove soap b4 when I was out of the other.

Here's a recipe for liquid laundry detergent:

1/3 bar of fels (grated)
1/2 cup Arm and Hammer Soda (found in laundry aisle)
1/2 cup borax

grate soap and put in a pan w/ 3 quarts water. Heat until dissolved. Stir in other ingredients, mix and heat until dissolved. cook for 15 minutes (will be thick and syrupy) remove from heat and pour 1 quart hot water in bucket, then add soap mix. Add 5 and a half quarts cold water. Mix until well blended. set aside for 24 hours. Use half a cup for each load. (store in a 5 gallon bucket)

My mom was taking care of my family during one of my many bedrests and she made it in a powder form. She grated a bar of soap to equal 1 cup... added 1/2 cup borax, and 1/2 cup A&H Soda. Use 1 or 2 tablespoons per load.

Hope this helps!

 

[yotetrapper]

Yep, thanks. If I can just find washing soda and fels naptha without having to order it, I'll be fine!!