Toxic Free Laundry Detergent (NO plastic, too!)

Here is a great dry version of laundry soap:

• 1 bar Fels Naptha Soap
• 1/2 c. Washing Soda
• 1/2 c. Borax

Grate bar of soap. Combine grated soap with soda & borax. Use in place of laundry detergent. it only requires about 1/4 c. per load. VERY good & very inexpensive.  You use a food processor to grate the soap.

a Liquid Varation:

• 1-2 cups water (to melt grated soap)
• 1 bar Fels Naptha soap, grated
• 5-gallon bucket
• 1 cup washing soda (NOT baking soda—see sodium carbonate)
• 4 1/2 gallons HOT tap water

Optional

• 1-3 oz. essential oil (in preferred scent) = lavendar, peppermint, mmmmm)

Grate bar soap using a hand-held cheese-grater ot food processor. Place grated soap in a small saucepan and add enough water to cover it. Heat on low, stirring until soap is dissolved. Fill 5-gallon bucket with HOT water and add dissolved soap solution; stir to combine. Add 1 cup washing soda and optional essential oil and mix well. Mixture will thicken to gel-like consistency as it cools. May be used immediately. Use 1-2 cups per load.