Liquid Laundry Detergent
You no longer have to choose between unnecessary chemicals or smelly clothes. This is a great DIY laundry detergent recipe that is safe, natural, and effective.
Equipment
- 1 half gallon mason jar
- 1 wide mouth mason jar lid
- 1 measuring cup
Ingredients
- ¼ C borax
- ¼ C washing soda
- ½ C liquid castile soap
- 7 ½ C hot water (divided)
- 10-15 drops essential oil (optional)
Instructions
- Measure and pour borax and washing soda into a half gallon mason jar.
- Add about half the hot water. Shake vigorously to make sure everything is dissolved and there are no clumps.
- Add remaining hot water plus the liquid castile soap.
- Add essential oils if desired.
- Use ¼ C (2oz) per load.
Notes
- An easy pour wide mouth mason jar lid works great to reduce spilling when pouring the liquid laundry detergent into your measuring cup for each load.
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I would not use a dispenser with a spigot, because as you can see in the instructions photos, the liquid laundry detergent will thicken after about 24 hours.
- You can easily multiply this recipe to suit the storage container size of your choice. There is no reason this liquid laundry detergent should expire, within reason, so it is a great recipe to make in bulk.
- This recipe yields 8 C of liquid laundry detergent. If you use a ¼ C (2oz) per load, this should last you 32 loads.
- My favorite scent is made by using 1/2 C lavender liquid castile soap with 10-15 drops of tea tree essential oil.
