Laundry Soap Recipe

Here is a quick and easy recipe for laundry detergent. This is the non scented recipe, but you can use scented soaps with low oil content as well.
1/2 cup washing soda (not baking)
1/2 cup borax
1/2 bar of Fel Naptha soap or Zote soap ( grated) You can also use Ivory soap.
Heat 1 gal. water on stove. Mix in washing soda and borax, then add grated soap. Heat until soap is melted, then put in a 5 gallon bucket, let cool for 1 hour then add 2 gallons hot water to bucket . Pour into old milk gallon jugs with a funnel.
Use 1/3 to 1/2 a cup per load depending on the load size.

This is a very quick and easy way to save money and trips to the grocery store! There are tons of variations on the internet so you may want to do a search to find one that fits your needs. You can also find recipes for dishwasher and hand soap.
And don't forget that we have a great vendor (Lazy B Farms) at the farmers market selling soaps and lotions.