DIY laundry soap (page 2)

mrsjones5

Cool, this might work for me cuz the smell of laundry detergent can give me a headache. As I've gotten older strong cleaning or deoderizing scents just don't agree with me. Thanks guys for letting me know of this option.

nuthouse escapee

PAINTED TOENAIL & OHIO COWBOY: It is good to hear from those who have tried it and know it works.

LIQUID HANDSOAP is easy to make using leftover soap bits and water. Put in a container with boiling water, melt the soap bits and stir until mixed. Let stand overnight, stir again. You may have to add more water depending on how thick/thin you want the mixture. You can make a LOT of liquid handsoap with only a few left over slivers of soap. Leslie

Satanus

I have been using about half and half laundry soap w borax, for yrs. Borax was THE soap, in the olden days. Women washed their hair in it. Some people use it for bathing. The boron kills a few of those skin bugs that we all have. Does good for dry skin problems. Some people use borax saturated water w hydrogen peroxide to bath their fleebitten dogs. Borax is useful and quite harmless. Sales lit calls it a 'natural' product, although i don't understand how ground up rocks can be natural. Whatever, it's still good.

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scary21

If anyone has an ALDI's close by their soap is the same as Tide, for about 1/2 the price.

mrsjones5

I miss Aldi's. We don't have that store here in California.

PaintedToeNail

scary21-Funny you mention Aldi's soap, that is what I am currently using, and it works good too. I couldn't find washing soda, so I haven't made any of the above recipe in a while. Now that the above recipe lists how to make washing soda, I'll make it eventually. But, in the mean time, Aldi's does have good detergent.