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Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 07/11/2017
5 out of 5 stars

Have you guys ever make your own laundry soap? I just made another batch. I haven't done it in a while…

23 years ago my firstborn was a newborn. He had very sensitive skin. I could not use disposable diapers or disposable wipes or regular laundry detergent on his cloth diapers. So I made my own wipes and my own laundry soap. It was super simple. I grated up bars of ivory soap and mixed the following:

  • 1 bar ivory soap, grated
  • 1 cup borax
  • 1 cup washing soda

Depending on load size and whether or not you have a HE washer or not, use 1-4 T. per load.

I used this for his diapers and all of our clothes. Our clothes were SO soft!

I just made another batch of this soap (using Zote flakes instead of Ivory because I didn't want to bother with the grating) and am interested to see how it does. My laundry is much dirtier these days with my older sons and husband doing a lot of out door and construction type work. Back then my husband had an office job and my baby really didn't get that dirty. I will let you know!

~Mama to Many~

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Replied By Denise (Us) on 11/24/2018

I'm wondering about the savings money-wise too if anyone has figured that out. I am going to try this because I bought a small bag of biodegradable laundry soap and loved how it worked! I am thinking this home-made would do wonderfully with those ingredients, and save me money. This that I bought was 1.10 lb bag, and I think around 3 dollars, can't remember now. But cheap. The ingredients is what I'm not sure isn't that good but here's the list: Lineal anionic surfactant, Water softener (polymer and slicate), soil suspending agent (C.M.C), Optical brighterner and perfume. Would love to hear from anyone using the EC Recipe, and/or knows about the soap I bought at Walmart.
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Replied By Maria W (Wisconsin) on 05/05/2023

I have made the exact recipe mentioned in this blog. I used Ivory soap, just grated it and added it with the borax in my food processor and it powdered right up. Smells great and works great. A great feeling making my own. It only took minutes and it's much more economical.
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