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handyam
True Blue Farmgirl
394 Posts
Ada Mae
Greensburg
KY.
USA
394 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 27 2012 : 06:57:36 AM
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| A couple of years ago I found a recipe for homemade laundry detergent that used only powdered ingredients, but did not use a bar of grated soap. I have lost the recipe and would like to have it again. Can anyone help? Thanks. |
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2012 : 07:31:22 AM
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| Ade Mae this is the recipe I use, 4cups of hot water, 1 bar of fels-naptha soap finely grated, half cup of boraxo, 1 cup arm and hammer super washing soda, heat water over medium heat add powders stir until dissolved. I put my grated bar soap in a bowl, and when I start the water for the powders on the stove I put my hottest tap water in the grated soap and stir well to dissolve it after powders are dissolved add you fels-naptha and stir until completely dissolved, you may have to add more water, pour this mixture into 5 gallon bucket and fill with hot water leave set several hours stirring 2 or3 times, then pour half of this into another 5 gallon bucket and fill with water. Roxanna |
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woolgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
901 Posts
Elizabeth
Great Lakes
IL
USA
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2012 : 1:32:58 PM
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| Fels-naptha ii a good stain remover, they say you can use any bar of soap, I don't know what it would be like without a bar of soap. Roxanna |
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handyam
True Blue Farmgirl
394 Posts
Ada Mae
Greensburg
KY.
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2012 : 2:15:51 PM
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| THANKS ALL for your replies. The recipe I had called for Twenty Mule Team Borax, boraxo, soda, washing soda and another dry ingredient (but not soap). And, of course I don't remember the amounts. |
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2012 : 6:45:55 PM
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| I think the grated soap is what gives the detergent it thickness, not sure but that's what I think. Roxanna |
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sjmjgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
566 Posts
Stephanie
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Apr 27 2012 : 8:08:16 PM
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The recipe at this web site uses soap nuts instead of Fels Naptha. Hope this works for you!
www.ehow.com/how_7779423_homemade-laundry-detergent-soap.html
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