Making a Natural Liquid Laundry Soap With Borax

The mineral borax boosts the power of soap and removes stains from laundry. It's also a powerful disinfectant. Although borax comes in powder form, it can be used to create a liquid laundry detergent. Making a Borax-based liquid laundry detergent at home costs pennies compared to the price of liquid laundry detergent sold in grocery stores. The natural ingredients also take it easy on your clothes, your skin and the environment.

Things You'll Need

• 3 gallons hot water
• 5 gallon bucket
• 3/4 cup borax
• 3/4 cup washing soda
• 3/4 cup glycerin soap flakes
• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 1 ounce fragrant essential oil
• Old laundry detergent containers

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Pour 3 gallons of hot water into a 5-gallon bucket.

   • 2

     Pour 3/4 cup of borax, 3/4 cup of washing soda, 3/4 cup of glycerin soap flakes, 1/2 cup of baking soda and 1 ounce of essential oil into the bucket of hot water. Stir until all of the ingredients dissolve.

   • 3

     Transfer the homemade liquid laundry detergent into old laundry detergent containers.

   • 4

     Pour 1/2 cup of the homemade laundry detergent into each load of wash.