Homemade Laundry Recipes

Laundry Soap

1 quart Water (boiling)
2 cups Bar soap (grated)
2 cups Borax
2 cups Washing Soda

• Add finely grated bar soap to the boiling water and stir until soap is melted. You can keep on low heat until soap is melted.
• Pour the soap water into a large, clean pail and add the Borax and Washing Soda. Stir well until all is dissolved.
• Add 2 gallons of water, stir until well mixed.
• Cover pail and use 1/4 cup for each load of laundry. Stir the soap each time you use it (will gel).

For every 60 loads of laundry it will only cost you $0.80

Dryer Sheets

5″ x 5″ cotton muslin or cheesecloth squares (2)
Thread
Lavender

Sew large “tea bags” out of the muslin or cheesecloth squares, leaving an opening at the top to fill with lavender. Sew the top shut. No need to sew fancy, just place the squares together and sew a single seam along the top about 1/4″ from the edge.

• Roughly squeeze the bags before tossing in the dryer with wet laundry. When laundry is done the scent is light, not overwhelming at all. Especially nice to use on loads of bedding (sweet, fragrant dreams).
• Bags are reusable! When the lavender is no longer doing its job, take a seam ripper and open about 2″ on one end, empty the bag, refill and sew shut. For one last kick at the can, crush the used lavender and toss it around your carpet. Let sit for about an hour then vacuum.

Tip: Make more than one dryer bag so that the same bag isn’t in one load after another, alternate them so each bag has a chance to cool down before being used again.

Stain Removers

Recipe #1

1 cup hot water
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide

• Mix ingredients then store in spray bottles. Spot treat stains then soak overnight.

Recipe #2

2 quarts water
1/2 cup ammonia
2 TBS laundry detergent

• Mix ingredients then store in spray bottles. Spot treat stains then soak overnight.
• Do not use with bleach.