At our meeting on Tuesday night the topic of Homemade Landry Detergent came up. Anita Daines has experimented with both the poweder and liquid form and shared her recipe with us.
This recipe is for a smaller quantity than we talked about which might be better for some people.
Homemade Laundry Soap
*The ingredients can be found at Walmart, Harris Teeter & Renfrow Hardware
1/3 bar Fels Naptha or other type of soap such as Ivory or Zote
½ cup washing soda
½ cup borax powder
2 gallon bucket
Grate the soap and put it in a sauce pan. Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts. Add the washing soda and the Borax and stir until it is dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket. Now add your soap mixture and stir. Now add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir. Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel. Stir mixture well.
It will look like this:
Fill an empty liquid detergent container or other container half full with warm water. Fill the rest of the container with your homemade detergent. You can add 10-20 drops of essential oils if desired. Shake container before using each time. Use ½ cup per load.
Homemade Fabric Softener
6 cups distilled white vinegar
8 cups water
10-15 drops orange essential oils (optional) or lemon essential oils (optional) or essential oils, of choice (optional)
Directions
1. You will need a one gallon container.
2. First add the baking soda to the plastic container.
3. Next add 1 cup of water to start with.
4. Slowly add the vinegar to the bottle as the vinegar and baking soda will start to fizz.
5. Then add the rest of the water swirling around & cover venting the top a few times.
6. Last add the essential oil.
7. Add 1 cup in your final rinse cycle for each load.
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