Homemade Laundry Soap! like this:

Out here in the sticks with "lots" of extra time on my hands, I tend to try new things!  not only does this laundry soap save money it also is healthier!  its not full of who knows what!  here it is, try it out!

1 bar Fels Naptha
1 C Borax
1 C Washing Soda (NOT baking soda)
4 C hot water(more as needed)

here is a picture of tools I used:

ok directions: 

Heat the 4 cups water in a BIG pan...like this:

then you grate/use a food processor/use a knife to make the fels naptha really small! I used a knife and just shaved it like this:

 

then when the water is hot you add the soap to the water. you don't want to boil it because apparently it will get really foamy.  I didn't ever had that problem so I wouldn't know...anyway add the soap and it'll get kind of lumpy, I didnt think about it till now but you can probably add it slowly and melt it in small quantities.  I just added it all and it got lumpy like this:

 

just keep mixing it till the lumps are all gone :)

 

once its melted take it off the heat and add the borax and washing soda...like this

and stir it till its all dissolved, you'll know because you will hear and feel the little grainy things on the bottom of the pan. 

stir stir stir:  like this:

mine never got more foamy than this ^

ok now pour evenly into two quart jars like this:

then you add hot water (I just used hot tap water, don't worry about heating it on the stove) to the top of the jar....correction till you have about a 1 - 1 1/2 inch head space...like this:

then you put the lids on and flip them over, like this:

then they will start separating like this:

let them sit for 4-5 hours

luckily I started at noonish and I could take this picture between 4 and 5 lol

awesome clock huh!?

after the 4-5 hours it will have separated more kinda like this:

so...flip them back over and take off the little grainys that have settled..like this:

also wash off the lid, as it will have little grainys too.. like this:

 

 

ok so this next part I have only done one way but you can experiment and try your own way or i'll tell you the ways that were suggested to me....you can scrape everything out of it and mix it with a electric mixer or kitchen aid...or you can maybe try a food processor or if you have a blender that attaches to a mason jar you can put it on that and blend it or you can do what I did:

first stick a knife in it, to get it to drop and so you don't make a huge mess (yep I learned that one by experience!) ok so knife in it like this:

then you use a stick blender and blend it all up!  don't over heat your stick blender but its so easy to keep it all in the jar! like this:

keep blending like this:

 if you want you can add essential oils to make it smell!  I added some cheapy lavender oil

then when you clean off the stick blender you may get something that looks like this:

 

frosting? mayo? etc...

just scrape down the sides and wipe around the top and put the lid back on

then label it!  I wont be held responsible if you eat it!!!  :) 

 

use one tablespoon per load isn't that cool?

this recipe can be doubled to make a whole gallon

also it will store indefinitely, it will get harder but it will still dissolve or melt in hot or cold water

 

have fun with it!!