Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 pints water
    1/3 bar fels naptha bath soap, grated (Ivory Soap, Deodorant Soap, and Beauty Bars can be substituted for the Fels Naptha Soap.)
    1/2 cup washing soda
    1/2 cup borax laundry detergent
    1 quart hot water
    hot water
Preparation
    Mix Fels Naptha soap in a saucepan with 3 pints of water, and heat on low until dissolved.
    Stir in Washing Soda and Borax.
    Stir until thickened, and remove from heat.
    Add 1 Quart Hot Water to 2 Gallon Bucket.
    Add soap mixture, and mix well.
    Fill bucket with hot water, and mix well.
    Set aside for 24 hours, or until mixture thickens.
    Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load.
    Essential Oils can be added to soap for fragrance*Washing Soda can be found on the laundry detergent aisle of your supermarket.
    It comes in a yellow box.
    Baking soda SHOULD NOT be used in place of washing soda.
    They are completely different products.

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