Great use for the 2 gallon buckets with gamma lids.
Make and then store your own laundry soap in 2 gallon buckets with gamma lids (#4779). Here is the recipe:
*1/3 Bar of Fels Naptha
*1/2 cup borax powder
*1/2 cup washing soda
*2 gallon bucket with lid
Grate the soap and put it in a saucepan. Add 6 cups of water and heat it until the soap melts. Add the washing soda and the borax and stir until it is all dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket. Now add your soap mixture and stir. Add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir. Let sit for about 24 hours and it will gel. You use 1/2 cup per load.
A few things to note about the soap:
- The finished soap will not be a solid gel. It will be more of a watery gel that has been accurately described as an "egg noodle soup" look.
- The soap is a low sudsing soap. So if you don't see suds, that is ok. Suds are not what does the cleaning.
- Optional: If you want your soap to have some sort of scent you can add 1/2 to 1 oz. of essential oil or fragrance oil of your choice.
- The cost of making the recipe of laundry soap was 71 cents. With this 2 gallon size recipe you will have enough to do 64 loads of laundry. That translates to about one penny per load.
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