Homemade Laundry Detergent for Sensitive Skin
A recipe for homemade laundry detergent for sensitive skin, using only 3 ingredients. This soap will leave your clothes smelling fresh, while being soft on your skin. This recipe is for one batch.
Yield: 6 Cups
Cost: $30 for Two Batches
Equipment
- 1 Knife
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Food Processor Use a cheese grater if you don't have a food processor.
- 1 Measuring Cup
- 1 Jar To store the final product in.
Materials
- 2 5 oz Castile Bar of Soap (I used Dr. Bronner's Lavender Pure-Castile Bar Soap.)
- 3 Cups Washing Soda
- 2 Cups Borax
Instructions
- Cut (or grate) the Castile Bars of Soap into smaller chunks, about the size of a quarter.
- Place cut up Castile Soap into your food processer, and pulse for at least 1 minute, or until the soap chunks look like crumbs.
- Add the washing soda to the food processor, and pulse again for at least 1 minute, to combine the soda and the soap crumbs together well.
- Pour this mixture into your final jar, and add the borax. Using a spoon, mix both your soap mix and borax together well.
How to Use
- For Top Load Washers: Add 1/8 of a Cup (2 Tablespoons) of the Laundry Detergent per load directly to the washer basin/drum. Then add your clothes. Wash as normal on warm or hot water for best use of the soap.
- For Front Loaders or High Efficiency Machines:Use 1 Tablespoon of the mixture directly to your machine. Then add your clothes. Wash as normal on warm or hot water for best use of the soap.
Storage
- Store in a container with a lid for up to 12 months at room temperature.
Notes
I used a 1 Gallon glass jar to store my Laundry Detergent in, as I plan to make 2 batches at once going forward. 1 batch fills just less than half of the jar, and leaves leftover washing soda and borax.