Here are some homemade detergent reciepes and also one for hand lotion. I recieved this from my mother in law she says she can notice after one that hre clothes are softer. Also say black stuff on top of the water in the washer the dirt and junk it pulld from your clothes what store bought detergents dont do.
Laundry Soap
This is a low sudsing soap. Great for front loading washers.
Don't be fooled by the low sudsing and think you need more soap!
1/2 Cup "20 Mule Team Borax"
1/2 Cup "Arm and Hammer Super Washing Soda"
1/3 bar Fells Naptha Soap
Grate 1/3 bar of Fells Naptha into 6 cups very hot water and stir until "melted".
Pour 4 cups hot water into a pail or other 2 gallon or larger size container
add washing soda and borax.....stir until dissolved
add soap/water mixture and stir lightly
Add 1 gallon plus 6 cups hot water and stir
Let mixture sit 24 hours (until jelled) Do not stir or disturb
I break up the jelled soap with my hands and put it in smaller containers.
This makes 2 gallons............use 1/2 cup per load, more or less.
I sometimes spread soap on stains to "pre-treat".
Powdered Laundry Detergent
1 Cup grated Fels Naptha Soap or 6 bars Fels Naptha soap
1/2 cup washing soda 3 cups washing soda
1/2 cup 20 mule team borax 3 cups borax
Mix and store in airtight container............use 1 Tbsp for small load, 2 Tbsps. for medium load, and 3 Tbsps. for large load
Tip: The above recipes will not make suds in your washer so don't be alarmed. Fels Naptha is a pur soap and makes little or no suds. You will also notice the need to either reduce your laundry softener or eliminate it
Moisturizing Lotion----great for skin disorders (psoriasis, etc. and those "hard heels")
3 ozs. (1/3 cup) Vaseline
15 - 22 ozs Johnson's Baby Lotion
4 ozs Vitamine E Skin Care Cream
OPTIONAL-----1 oz Vitamine E Oil, Almond Oil, or other oil
Mix well with electric mixer and put in smaller containers
I ALWAYS double the recipe.
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