Excellent Pair of Cleaners for Laundry & Dishes, Very Fine with No Lumps
I have made my own laundry soap for years and two of the chief ingredients are Borax and Washing Soda (Soda Ash).<br /><br />This is two 5 lb bags--one of Borax and one of Washing Soda.  Each is finely ground and no lumps which makes them easy to dissolve when making my laundry soap.<br /><br />I have a liquid version and a powdered version.  I am currently using my liquid version.<br /><br />For the liquid version I use<br />3/4 cup super washing soda<br />3/4 cup borax<br />Shake well to dissolve in a 1 gallon jug about 1/4 full of warm water then add water to fill the jug leaving room for the<br />3/4 cup Original Blue Dawn<br />This makes 1 gallon of laundry soap which uses 1-2 TBL for front loader or 1/4 c for top loader for fresh, clean clothes.<br /><br />The powdered version uses<br />1 bar (5 oz.) Fels-Naptha laundry bar, grated or run through the food processor<br />2 cups (14 oz.) borax<br />1 3/4 cups (14 oz.) washing soda<br />Instructions<br />Grate the entire bar Fels Naptha (or other laundry bar soap using the fine side of a cheese grater or food processor.<br />Pour grated soap, borax, and washing soda into a large mixing bowl.<br />Stir to mix well then transfer mixture to quart-size or larger container. (I like to run it all through a food processor to make it all very finely chopped)<br />To Use: Add 1 tablespoon powdered laundry detergent to the wash load. You may need to adjust depending on your conditions and washer size. You will not need much to produce excellent results.<br /><br />I go back and forth on which I use depending on whether I can get some fels or not.<br /><br />As you can see, these bags of Borax and Washing Soda will last me a very long time for my laundry needs which makes these a good value.  And they come right to my door!
Rating: 5 stars