May 5, 2019

Homemade Laundry Soap | Frugal, Non Toxic

Amy | Our Amyable Farmhouse Personal Products, Simple Living, Simply Handmade 0 Comments

Our easy farmhouse recipe for laundry soap is so simple. It’s super frugal and uses all-natural ingredients to rock your non-toxic home!

simple homemade laundry soap #castilesoap #diylaundrysoap #allnatural

Clean laundry is the best! Especially such that’s freshly pulled from a clothesline strung in the spring air. Ahhhhhhh! Take in a big whiff of that sun-dried cotton.

You may be thinking, “Why on earth would you hang your clothes outside when the dryer is faster?!” Well, I find it relaxing and therapeutic to hang my laundry.

It forces me to get outside for some Vit D, enjoy the fresh air, and take some time to simply enjoy seeing the evidence of a well-lived home, full of well-loved people. My people.

Also, it’s a great time to pray over my people!

Toxic-Free Home

simple clean laundry soap powdered toxic free #diy #allnatural #castile

Years ago I made the choice to kick out all the mainstream products in our home that had ingredients that were toxic, or that I had no idea what they were.

Once I made my first batch of laundry detergent, I was hooked! Oh how easy. Oh how cheap! I. Was. Sold!

It happened during a time of severe need to cut the budget. Like, slash. I had a beloved friend who guided me through the process. Nearly every week she’d chat with me on Google Hangouts, “Amy, stop buying that … you could make it! Here’s the recipe.”

You see, I lived in Hawaii at the time. She lived in Oregon. During her time of prescribed bed rest with baby #severalbythispoint she was desperate to teach me the ways of cleaner living, healthier eating, and frugal homesteading. I’m forever grateful, Sherry! <3

Why Make Homemade Laundry Soap?

Uhm, because it’s CHEAP! As in wayyy cheaper to make your own than buy it. Oh, and it works! Need I say more?

I buy the ingredients for my homemade laundry soap at my local WalMart. By my rough calculations, I can get 165 loads for $19.31 using this recipe. I use a tablespoon scoop per load and that works for us. I will use lemon essential oil directly on stains when necessary, and will add about 1/4 cup of vinegar to the fabric softener compartment for the rinse cycle. When I remember to do so. The vinegar helps dissolve and rinse off excess detergent and salts.

HEALTH RISK!

On second thought, maybe I should have led with this one! <face palm>

Have you read the ingredients on laundry soap? Do you know what they are, or what it means?

I think the number one attraction to store-bought products is all the fragrances. This is totally targeting women, by the way. Don’t succumb to the marketing strategy! Those fragrances are harmful. Caustic even!

The synthetic fragrances used are made up of toxic chemicals derived from petroleum products that have been linked to cancer, birth defects, and central nervous system disorders. SOURCE

Video Homemade Laundry Soap

What You Need for Homemade Laundry Soap

Washing soda

Castile bar soap (or homemade coconut oil soap, tutorial HERE)

Food processor, or hand grater

Glass storage jar (I got mine at WalMart)

Homemade Laundry Soap Ingredients

3 boxes Super Washing Soda
3 bars Kirk’s Castile Bar Soap

Yup, it’s that simple!

Homemade Laundry Soap — Make It

Using a cheese grater, or food processor, grate the bars of castile soap.
In a kitchen-size garbage bag, dump in the grated soap and all the boxes of washing soda. I find this the easiest way to evenly mix the grated soap with the washing soda.
Once evenly mixed, carefully pour into glass storage container
Use 1-2 TBL for each load
OPTIONAL: 1/4 – 1/2 cup vinegar to the rinse cycle (fabric softener compartment); lemon essential oil for stains.

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