Homemade Laundry Soaps and Fabric Softeners
Dec 19th, 2005 by Sylvia
My Laundry Soap
2 cups pure soap flakes
1 1/2 cups Borax
6 cups warm water
1/2 cup glycerin
2 teaspoons essential oil of either lavender, lemon or eucalyptus
1) In a medium saucepan, stir together the soap flakes, borax, and water. Heat slowly and stir until the mixture is clear. Add the glycerin and set aside to cool.
2) When cool, add the essential oil and stir thoroughly
3) Pour into a mason jar or other container and cover until needed. To use, add 1 cup of Gel per load of clothes, making sure the soap is dissolved well before adding clothes to the water. This gel works best with warm water, or dissolve it in a quart of warm water before adding it to the wash water.
Fabric Softener
1/4 cup baking soda
1/2 cup white vinegar
1) Fill the washing machine or basin with water
2) Add the baking soda, stir it around to dissolve, then add the clothes.
3) After rinsing the clothes, make a final rinse and add the vinegar to it.
Another way to soften clothes is to add 1/2 cup baking soda to the wash water, or use 1 part soap flakes and 1 part borax in the wash water before you add the clothes.
