See several recipes for homemade laundry detergent, so you can make your own laundry detergent for your family's laundry.
When you are new to making your own homemade cleaning products one of the most daunting things you can try to make for yourself is laundry detergent.
The reason for this is that you can be scared to hurt your clothes with recipes you don't know about for sure, and also you need to invest in some ingredients you may not normally use in your home.
However, many of the ingredients below can also be used in several other homemade cleaning recipes around your home.
In addition, these recipes have been used successfully for years by people before commercial laundry detergents became popular, and you can choose what ingredients you place in them, and what scents, if any, you put into your family's clothes.
Finally, the recipes below are much cheaper than buying laundry detergent, which is an added bonus!
Homemade Laundry Detergent Powder
Ingredients:
1/2 cup laundry soap flakes*
1/2 cup baking soda
1/4 cup washing soda
1/4 cup borax
Directions:
Mix all the ingredients together and place into a 16 ounce (or larger) plastic container, with a lid.
Each time that you do a load of laundry use 1/2 cup of this mixture as your laundry detergent.
* Nowadays it can be difficult to actually find soap flakes. You can make your own, however, by grating a bar of laundry soap with a kitchen grater.
Examples of laundry soap include Fels-Naptha (click here for a review of Fels-Naptha laundry soap), Ivory, Sunlight, Kirks Castile Bar Soap, or Zote, for example.
Make Your Own Laundry Detergent Balls
Ingredients:
1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup borax
1 cup clear glycerin soap flakes from glycerin bar soap
Directions:
Mix the ingredients together and then separate and compress the mixture into balls, about 1/2 inch in diameter.
Use one of the "laundry balls" per load of laundry.
Keep all the unused laundry balls in a sealed container. Use them all within 1-2 months.
Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent - Using The Stove
Ingredients:
1 cup laundry bar soap shavings
2 cups boiling water
1 cup borax
1 cup washing soda
1 gallon tepid water
Directions:
Melt the cup of laundry bar soap shavings in the two cups of boiling water, on the stove.
Once the soap has melted and combined with the boiling water slowly add the borax and washing soda, stirring well to thoroughly combine.
Once all those ingredients are thoroughly mixed together add the gallon of tepid water and mix well, storing in a large jug or jugs with lids to hold all the laundry detergent.
Use 1/4 of this homemade liquid laundry detergent in each load of wash.
Alternative Liquid Laundry Detergent Recipe Without Using Stove
Ingredients:
1 ounce liquid castile soap*
2 tablespoons glycerin
1 cup washing soda
1 cup baking soda
2 cups warm water
10 drops essential oil (scent is your choice) (optional)
Directions:
Combine all the ingredients together in a plastic container with a top and shake well before using.
Use approximately 1/4 cup of this homemade laundry detergent for each load (up to 1/2 cup if large or especially soiled load).
* Recommended liquid castile soaps include Dr. Bronner's and Vermont Soap.
Do You Have A Homemade Laundry Soap Recipe To Share?
I have provided several recipes for homemade laundry detergent above, but I know there are many other laundry detergent recipes currently in use successfully in households all over the world.
If you make your own laundry detergent I would love to hear your recipes and experiences with it.
You can submit your homemade laundry soap recipes here, which will help everyone get even more great ideas for how to make their own laundry detergent for their own families.
You can also see recipes for making your own laundry soap here that have already been submitted.
CAUTION: This website is provided for informational purposes only, and Stain-Removal-101.com provides it as is, without warranties or guarantees. Some stains just won't come out, and are permanent. Further, some stain removal methods can harm your item, so if the stained item is sentimental or expensive call a professional. See disclaimer of liability for more information.
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When you are new to making your own homemade cleaning products one of the most daunting things you can try to make for yourself is laundry detergent.
The reason for this is that you can be scared to hurt your clothes with recipes you don't know about for sure, and also you need to invest in some ingredients you may not normally use in your home.
However, many of the ingredients below can also be used in several other homemade cleaning recipes around your home.
In addition, these recipes have been used successfully for years by people before commercial laundry detergents became popular, and you can choose what ingredients you place in them, and what scents, if any, you put into your family's clothes.
Finally, the recipes below are much cheaper than buying laundry detergent, which is an added bonus!
Homemade Laundry Detergent Powder
Ingredients:
1/2 cup laundry soap flakes*
1/2 cup baking soda
1/4 cup washing soda
1/4 cup borax
Directions:
Mix all the ingredients together and place into a 16 ounce (or larger) plastic container, with a lid.
Each time that you do a load of laundry use 1/2 cup of this mixture as your laundry detergent.
* Nowadays it can be difficult to actually find soap flakes. You can make your own, however, by grating a bar of laundry soap with a kitchen grater.
Examples of laundry soap include Fels-Naptha (click here for a review of Fels-Naptha laundry soap), Ivory, Sunlight, Kirks Castile Bar Soap, or Zote, for example.
Make Your Own Laundry Detergent Balls
Ingredients:
1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup borax
1 cup clear glycerin soap flakes from glycerin bar soap
Directions:
Mix the ingredients together and then separate and compress the mixture into balls, about 1/2 inch in diameter.
Use one of the "laundry balls" per load of laundry.
Keep all the unused laundry balls in a sealed container. Use them all within 1-2 months.
Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent - Using The Stove
Ingredients:
1 cup laundry bar soap shavings
2 cups boiling water
1 cup borax
1 cup washing soda
1 gallon tepid water
Directions:
Melt the cup of laundry bar soap shavings in the two cups of boiling water, on the stove.
Once the soap has melted and combined with the boiling water slowly add the borax and washing soda, stirring well to thoroughly combine.
Once all those ingredients are thoroughly mixed together add the gallon of tepid water and mix well, storing in a large jug or jugs with lids to hold all the laundry detergent.
Use 1/4 of this homemade liquid laundry detergent in each load of wash.
Alternative Liquid Laundry Detergent Recipe Without Using Stove
Ingredients:
1 ounce liquid castile soap*
2 tablespoons glycerin
1 cup washing soda
1 cup baking soda
2 cups warm water
10 drops essential oil (scent is your choice) (optional)
Directions:
Combine all the ingredients together in a plastic container with a top and shake well before using.
Use approximately 1/4 cup of this homemade laundry detergent for each load (up to 1/2 cup if large or especially soiled load).
* Recommended liquid castile soaps include Dr. Bronner's and Vermont Soap.
Do You Have A Homemade Laundry Soap Recipe To Share?
I have provided several recipes for homemade laundry detergent above, but I know there are many other laundry detergent recipes currently in use successfully in households all over the world.
If you make your own laundry detergent I would love to hear your recipes and experiences with it.
You can submit your homemade laundry soap recipes here, which will help everyone get even more great ideas for how to make their own laundry detergent for their own families.
You can also see recipes for making your own laundry soap here that have already been submitted.
CAUTION: This website is provided for informational purposes only, and Stain-Removal-101.com provides it as is, without warranties or guarantees. Some stains just won't come out, and are permanent. Further, some stain removal methods can harm your item, so if the stained item is sentimental or expensive call a professional. See disclaimer of liability for more information.
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