This laundry soap is safe in the Front or Top Load Washing Machine.
4 cups- hot tap water
1 bar Ivory Soap- grated
1 cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
1/2 cup Borax
Grate bar of soap and add to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium heat until soap is dissolved and 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 it sit overnight to thicken.
Stir and fill a clean used laundry soap dispenser half full with the soap mixture and then fill the rest of the way with water. Shake before each use. (will gel)
Optional: You can add a few drops of your favorite essential oils if you want scented laundry detergent.
Yield: Soap makes approximately 10 gallons of laundry detergent
Top load machine: 5/8 cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)
Front load machine: 1/4 cup per load ( Approx. 640 loads)
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