Non-Toxic Liquid Laundry Soap
In this post & video, I’ll show you how to make your own liquid laundry soap with non-toxic ingredients. I’ve been using this laundry soap for our family of 6 for years!
Servings: 5 gallons
Cost: $10
Equipment
- grater
- 1 5-gallon bucket
Ingredients
- 6 ounces Castile soap bar
- 1 cup borax
- 1 cup Super Washing Soda
- Essential oils or a handful of fresh herbs optional
Instructions
- Heat 4 cups of water or fragrant herbal infusion on the stove on low-medium
- Grate 6 ounces of Castile bar soap
- Add the grated soap to the hot water/infusion and stir until its melted
- Fill a 5-gallon bucket halfway with hot water
- Add 1 cup of Borax and 1 cup of washing soda to the 5 gallon bucket and stir until dissolved into the hot water
- Pour the melted soap mixture into the 5 gallon bucket and continue stirring.
- Top the 5 gallon bucket off with hot water, put a lid on it, and let it rest for 24 hours.
- After 24 hours, it is ready to use. It will look cloudy and be slightly gelled. It will not gel and be soupy/clumpy like laundry soap made with fels naptha and other bar soaps. That's ok!
- Use 1/2 cup per load, shake before use
Notes
- If you'll be using an herbal infusion for step 1, make it a day in advance by adding your fresh herbs to a quart jar, topping it off with hot water, sealing, and letting it steep for several hours or a day. Strain the infusion through a cheesecltoh to remove herbs and sediment prior to heating for step 1.