Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent

I love this recipe, it saves me so much money and works great in my HE washer.

            Liquid Laundry Detergent

Ingredients

Half a Bar grated Fels Naptha Soap 

5 Gallon Pot (for water) 

5 Gallon Bucket (to mix soap ingredients in) 

1/2 cup WASHING Soda 

1/2 cup Borax 

2 Gallons and 64 oz. Boiling Hot Water 

Hand Held Stick Blender 

3 Empty, Gallon Milk Jugs

*All soap ingredients can be found in the same part of the laundry aisle, in my experience all three are almost always side by side.

Steps

1.  Put grated Fels Naptha in small saucepan and cover with 3 cups of hot water from the 4 ½ gallons of water, heat on low until dissolved.

2.  Fill bucket with 1/2 of the boiling hot water and add melted soap. Stir to combine.

3.  Add the washing soda and the borax, mix well.  Fill the bucket with the rest of the hot water, as it cools it will thicken.  Do not transfer into containers until the soap has completely cooled, I would wait a day or 2 because it will become gelatinous. 

4.  After the 1 to 2 days, If the soap is too thick gradually add a little hot water to it, 1 cup at a time, using your hand held stick blender to mix the soap up each time you add water. Then funnel the soap into 3 gallon milk jugs, old laundry detergent bottles etc.  Use 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup per load, be sure to shake up the detergent before every use.