Homemade Laundry Soap

This is a personal favorite! it costs about a penny a load!-Katie

1/2 bar Zote Soap (Found at many discount grocery stores, can be substituted with 1/3 bar Fels Naptha)
1/2 C. Borax
1/2 C Arm and Hammer Washing Soda
Lots of Water
2.5 Gallon Bucket
Essential Oil (to your liking)

*Grate soap and put in saucepan with 6 C. warm water. Heat and stir until melted. Add Borax and Washing Soda and stir until dissolved. Pour 4 C. HOT water into bucket and add soap mixture. Add 22 C. water and stir. Let sit for 24 hrs. Should be a gelatin form. If you use Zote, you should be able to stir it up and it will be more like the consistency of regular soap.

Use 1/2 C. per load. For HE Washers, use less (between 1/4 C and 1/2 C)