Toiletries

Powdered Laundry Detergent

By Lena Shore / November 27, 2008 /

2 cups finely grated soap 1 box of washing soda (look for it in the laundry detergent aisle at your local department store – it comes in an Arm & Hammer box and will contain enough for six batches of this stuff) 1 cup borax Mix well and store in an airtight plastic container. Use…

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Liquid Detergent

By Lena Shore / November 27, 2008 /

1 quart water (boiling) 2 cups bar soap (grated) 2 cups borax 2 cups washing soda Add finely grated bar soap to the boiling water and stir until soap is melted. You can keep on low heat until soap is melted. Pour the soap water into a large, clean pail and add the borax and…

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Laundry Detergent

By Lena Shore / November 27, 2008 /

1 bar of soap (whatever kind you like; I used Lever 2000 because we have tons of bars of it from a case we bought a while back) 1 box of washing soda (look for it in the laundry detergent aisle at your local department store – it comes in an Arm & Hammer box…

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