DIY Laundry Soap Revised

For almost two years now I've been making my own
laundry soap and fabric softener, it has saved me a
lot of money and it gets the job done like any store
bought products do if not better. ;-)
My sister got me started, she made a batch for her
family and shared a gallon with me...from there I've
tried different recipes and tweaked them until I found
the one that worked for my family.
I've blogged before on how I make it BUT I had to
revise it just a bit.

All the recipes I found use a

five gallon bucket, I don't

have room for one so I cut

it down to two jugs.

My washer is small so I wash

2-3 loads a day, and my

soap lasts me for about four

months using 3/4 of the cap full.

"Two Jug Laundry Soap"

4 cups boiling water

1/4 bar Fels-Naptha

4 Tbsp. Borax

4 Tbsp. Washing Soda

2 Tbsp. Oxi Clean

4 Tbsp. Purex Crystals

2 Jugs (2.34qt) reusable

I grade my lil' piece of soap bar

and add it to the boiling water

stir until all the soap is melted.

Add half everything to the two jugs;

 2 Tbsp of Borax, 

2 Tbsp of Washing Soda, etc.

Once the soap has melted I

add half of it to my jugs,

shake a little to mix everything.

Then I fill with hot water half way 

(about 4 cups) give it another

good shake and let sit over night.

It will gel up and you take a 

spoon and stir really good

and add more water to fill jug.

Before every use give it a good shake.