Homemade laundry detergent and dish soap

         I used to make this quite often but then kind of got lazy with it and just been buying ecofriendly soap or other soap.  First you need to get a box of both borax and washing soda (which can be usually found at Walmart or amazon) and some unscented glycerin soap (also found on amazon)

         I usually mix the two boxes together in a big container, but you can also do it in smaller batches, as long as it is mixed equally.

Equipment:

• big soup pot
• wooden spoon to stir
• 5 Gallon Bucket
• Measuring cups
• Funnel (to pour in containers)

Ingredients:

• 1 box of borax and 1 box of washing soda equally mixed 1 1/4th cups of mix needed for each batch
• Essential oils or essential oil blends (I like blending my own) for scent or you can leave it unscented if your using multiple scents use 5-10 drops of each if using one essential oil already blended about 25- 30 drops.
• Unscented glycerin soap (found at Amazon) 

Directions:

       Measure 4 cups of water in a big soup pot, boil until rapidly boiling, grate soap into pot (or you can thinly slice with a knife) reduce heat to low. 

While soap dissolves put 3-4 gallons of Hot tap water in the 5-gallon bucket 

Measure 1and 1/4ths cups of equally mixed borax and washing soda into the bucket and stir until dissolved.

After the glycerin soap has dissolved in the boiling water add essential oils as desired, stir well and add to bucket stir clockwise about 5 times and then counterclockwise 5 times to make sure it is well stirred.

cover and let sit overnight and stir well the next morning and funnel into containers with lids and store in a dry dark place. (I reuse store bought laundry containers, empty gallon vinegar jugs and really any plastic container not used for food) 

Shake container before use and before refilling dish soap dispensers.

I hope this helps you in your pursuits of conserving God's resources both Environmentally and Economically.