After a week long search for Fels Naptha Soap, I found it. Right in my own grocery store. Figures. Anyhow, I have decided to take a try at making my own laundry soap. I found a recipe at Soaps Gone Buy that was getting high reviews from my twin mommy friends.
The recipe calls for:
1 C. grated Fels Naptha Soap
1/2 C. Washing Soda (I used Arm & Hammer…which is not the same as Baking Soda!)
1/2 C. 20 Mule Team Borax
Mix and store in an air-tight container. Use 1 Tbl for small loads, 2 Tbl for medium loads and 3 Tbl for large loads.
Now, At first I grated one bar of soap with my regular box cheese grater. The finished product measured 2 cups. So I mixed it as a double recipe. But then I got the brilliant idea to shred the next bar with my food processor. After that bar was grated, it only measured 1 cup! So I have to figure out what size “grate” is recommended. To keep everything the same, I still measured the other ingredients as if I was doubling. And then for good measure, I ran the entire batch through my food processor so that all the soap would be the same size.
I am washing my first load now. I’ll let you know how it goes!
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