{"id":5597,"date":"2010-07-29T12:43:45","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T19:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/?p=5597"},"modified":"2014-04-28T13:28:53","modified_gmt":"2014-04-28T20:28:53","slug":"homemade-liquid-laundry-detergent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survival-spot.com\/survival-blog\/homemade-liquid-laundry-detergent\/","title":{"rendered":"Survival Girl\u2019s Self Sufficient Series Pt2: Homemade Laundry Detergent"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fellow Prepper and good friend of mine is always coming up with new ways to be self sufficient. She’s a great example of suburban homesteading<\/strong> as she manages to keep a bee hive, chicken coup and huge organic garden all on her acre lot right smack-dab in the middle of the burbs. She’s always making delicious homemade breads and cheeses, seems like every time I see her she has some new and interesting project she’s trying out.<\/p>\n

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But it was her latest idea that really caught my eye because it’s really a big money saver. Homemade liquid laundry detergent! With just a few ingredients and a little time she saves big by making her own laundry detergent at home. Here are her step-by-step instructions on how to make your own liquid laundry detergent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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What You’ll Need:<\/h3>\n

1\/3 Cup GRATED Fels-Naptha Soap
\n1\/2 Cup Super Washing Soda
\n1\/2 Cup Borax<\/p>\n

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I double this recipe, it fits perfectly into a water bath canning pot (fairly cheap to buy new but commonly found at second hand stores) and then into two (2) 300 oz laundry detergent containers.<\/p>\n

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Heat 6 cups water, add grated Fels-Naptha – whisk or stir until melted.<\/p>\n

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Add Borax & Super Washing Soda, stir until combined (it’s hard to tell exactly at this point because there is a fair amount of foam on the top, just use common sense).<\/p>\n

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Add 4 C. hot water, stir.
\nAdd 1 (one) Gallon plus 6 Cups hot water, stir.<\/p>\n

Let sit overnight.<\/p>\n

The consistency is of egg-drop soup, break it up a bit and the liquid and solid parts have the same buoyancy and pour our pretty much equal.\"homemade<\/p>\n

[Thanks to Melissa for this great post<\/a>]<\/p>\n

***This article was contributed by Chrystle Poss a.k.a. \u201cSurvival Girl\u201d, a Survival Spot Blog Guest Author and devoted Prepper. She has been writing articles on survival and emergency preparedness since 2006. You can find her work on various websites and publications.***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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