Laundry Detergent

1 cup Borax

1 cup Washing Soda

3/4 cup ground castile bar soap

Place all ingredients in an airtight container and shake. Use 1 tablespoon per load. This recipe will wash about 36 loads.

Notes:

To make soap powder, I put Dr. Bronner’s Organic Pure-Castile Soap bar soap in my food processor. I shred the soap with the grater/shredder attachment. Then I put in the regular food processor blade and run it for a while. It turns to a coarse powder. I usually food process at least 3 bars of soap in one session so that I have plenty of soap powder. I also grind up left over slivers of bar soap from our shower.

This recipe for homemade vegan laundry detergent works fabulously, but I believe results may vary depending on your laundry circumstances. We have soft water and a high-efficiency washer. For hard water and top loading machines, you may need to adjust the recipe and amount used.

Borax and Washing Soda should be available in the laundry section of your local grocery store.

See my blog entry, Homemade Vegan Laundry Detergent, for more information.