] req: share your homemade veg receipe for soap/shampoo

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

I got these from another list I belong to. I use the powdered one at the

bottom. It works really well and is very inexpensive to make. I've always

assumed it was veg.

 

 

Homemade Laundry Soap:

 

3 Pints Water

1/3 Bar Fels Naptha Soap, Grated (Ivory works, too, but FN is made for

laundry and works best)

1/2 Cup Washing Soda (not baking soda!)

1/2 Cup Borax

2 Gallon Bucket

1 Quart Hot Water

Hot Water

 

Mix Fels Naptha soap in a saucepan with 3 pints of water, and heat on low

until dissolved. Stir in Washing Soda and Borax. Stir until thickened, and

remove from heat.

 

Add 1 Quart Hot Water to 2 Gallon Bucket. Add soap mixture, and mix well.

Fill bucket with hot water, and mix well. Set aside for 24 hours, or until

mixture thickens. Finished product will be gel-like.

 

Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load.

 

Washing Soda can be found on the laundry detergent aisle of your

supermarket. It comes in a 55-ounce yellow box. Baking soda SHOULD NOT be

used in place of washing soda.

 

Powdered Laundry Soap:

 

1 Cup Grated Fels Naptha Soap (again Ivory works, too)

1/2 Cup Washing Soda

1/2 Cup Borax

 

For light load, use 1 tablespoon. For heavy or heavily soiled load, use 2

tablespoons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katie

http://frugalveggiemama.blogspot.com

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Katie, thanks for sharing your recipe, Could you please let me know about the

Neptha soap, is this soap without tellow? if so, where I can get it in canada.

 

Manisha

 

Katie Mangan <kmangan33 wrote:

Hi,

 

I got these from another list I belong to. I use the powdered one at the

bottom. It works really well and is very inexpensive to make. I've always

assumed it was veg.

 

 

Homemade Laundry Soap:

 

3 Pints Water

1/3 Bar Fels Naptha Soap, Grated (Ivory works, too, but FN is made for

laundry and works best)

1/2 Cup Washing Soda (not baking soda!)

1/2 Cup Borax

2 Gallon Bucket

1 Quart Hot Water

Hot Water

 

Mix Fels Naptha soap in a saucepan with 3 pints of water, and heat on low

until dissolved. Stir in Washing Soda and Borax. Stir until thickened, and

remove from heat.

 

Add 1 Quart Hot Water to 2 Gallon Bucket. Add soap mixture, and mix well.

Fill bucket with hot water, and mix well. Set aside for 24 hours, or until

mixture thickens. Finished product will be gel-like.

 

Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load.

 

Washing Soda can be found on the laundry detergent aisle of your

supermarket. It comes in a 55-ounce yellow box. Baking soda SHOULD NOT be

used in place of washing soda.

 

Powdered Laundry Soap:

 

1 Cup Grated Fels Naptha Soap (again Ivory works, too)

1/2 Cup Washing Soda

1/2 Cup Borax

 

For light load, use 1 tablespoon. For heavy or heavily soiled load, use 2

tablespoons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katie

http://frugalveggiemama.blogspot.com

 

 

 

for Good

Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Manisha,

 

Here's what I found after poking around a bit.

 

FELS NAPTHA INGREDIENTS: Cleaners, soil and stain removers, chelating

agents, colorants, perfume.

 

Here's a link that goes into a little more detail about the ingredients.

http://www.dld123.com/q & a/qandatemp.php?id=Q61

 

I hadn't realized that it was petroleum based. I'm going to be looking for some

alternatives I think.

 

Katie

http://frugalveggiemama.blogspot.com

 

 

 

manisha <asiancurrypot wrote:

Hi Katie, thanks for sharing your recipe, Could you please let me know about the

Neptha soap, is this soap without tellow? if so, where I can get it in canada.

 

Manisha

 

Katie Mangan <kmangan33 wrote:

Hi,

 

I got these from another list I belong to. I use the powdered one at the

bottom. It works really well and is very inexpensive to make. I've always

assumed it was veg.

 

 

Homemade Laundry Soap:

 

3 Pints Water

1/3 Bar Fels Naptha Soap, Grated (Ivory works, too, but FN is made for

laundry and works best)

1/2 Cup Washing Soda (not baking soda!)

1/2 Cup Borax

2 Gallon Bucket

1 Quart Hot Water

Hot Water

 

Mix Fels Naptha soap in a saucepan with 3 pints of water, and heat on low

until dissolved. Stir in Washing Soda and Borax. Stir until thickened, and

remove from heat.

 

Add 1 Quart Hot Water to 2 Gallon Bucket. Add soap mixture, and mix well.

Fill bucket with hot water, and mix well. Set aside for 24 hours, or until

mixture thickens. Finished product will be gel-like.

 

Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load.

 

Washing Soda can be found on the laundry detergent aisle of your

supermarket. It comes in a 55-ounce yellow box. Baking soda SHOULD NOT be

used in place of washing soda.

 

Powdered Laundry Soap:

 

1 Cup Grated Fels Naptha Soap (again Ivory works, too)

1/2 Cup Washing Soda

1/2 Cup Borax

 

For light load, use 1 tablespoon. For heavy or heavily soiled load, use 2

tablespoons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katie

http://frugalveggiemama.blogspot.com

 

 

 

for Good

Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.