How to make Laundry Detergent

My friend Melissa showed me how to make this liquid version of homemade laundry detergent and it is awesome! It will yield a little less than 5 gallons and costs a little less than $2. Not bad!!

Here's what you need:

1 Bar Ivory Soap (Grated)

3 Pints Water

1 Cup Borax

1 Cup Baking Soda

Dish Soap

Rubbing Alcohol

2 Gallons Hot Water

2 Gallons Cold Water

5 Gallon Bucket

Jugs to store in

Here's what you do:
-Melt 3 pints water and the Ivory soap over low heat.

-Once melted add in borax and baking soda

-Pour mixture into your 5 gallon bucket

-Add 2 gallons HOT water and 2 gallons cold water (I store my finished detergent in cleaned out milk jugs so you can just fill those up at the tap and then pour into your bucket.)

-Add a squirt of dish soap to act as a de-greaser and a squirt of alcohol to kill germs

-Stir mixture together and then let it sit for 24 hours

-Then fill your jugs. Leaving a little bit of room at the top so that you can give them a good shake before each use. I just press the jugs into the bucket to fill them and then rinse the sides off. Does that make sense?

Now you are done! Use 1 cup per loadand shake before each use!