Laundry Soap ah-hahaha then of course that means laundry!

Do we ever get done with laundry??  Made another batch of laundry soap yesterday and it has been doing it's time out thing for almost 24 hours ...Now i get to go play in it, if you have never made it, it's one for the kids ( hehe and adults) mixing after setting is such fun, the texture and silkiness is fun to mix...get the entire hand...arm into it...then off to find more containers to put it all. Makes 10 gallons and here where i live it comes out to 22 cents a gallon and it works wonderful, how could it not with the ingredients it uses. Also , if you've never made or used it is very skin friendly--have tested it on a few very sensitive skinned persons with no harm.

Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap- Front or top load machine- best value

4 Cups - hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar
1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
½ Cup Borax

- Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.

-Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.

-Stir and fill a used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)

-Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil.

-Yield: Liquid soap recipe makes 10 gallons.

-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)

-Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)

*Arm & Hammer "Super Washing Soda" - in some stores or may be purchased online here (at Meijer.com). Baking Soda will not work, nor will Arm & Hammer Detergent - It must be sodium carbonate!!