Go Back
Print
Recipe Image
Notes
Smaller
Normal
Larger
DIY Laundry Detergent
Rachel Ramey
Print Recipe
Pin Recipe
Course
Household
Ingredients
4
cups
soap flakes/grated soap
1 part; typically 2 4-oz bars
6
cups
borax
1-1/2 parts; somewhere around 3/4 box
8
cups
baking soda
2 parts; about a 4-lb. box
100-300
drops essential oil
Instructions
Grate the soap, if necessary.
Measure and combine dry ingredients.
Mix well.
Add essential oil and mix thoroughly.
To Use: Use 2 Tbsp/load. For a heavily-soiled load, use up to 4 Tbsp./load.
Notes
Yields 18 cups.
(May be doubled.)