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DIY Laundry Soap – Laundryonaise

July 1, 2014 by Tiffany Davis 18 Comments

DIY Laundry Soap has never been easier!  I finally found a recipe I liked – And NO COOKING!  Not powder that gets all clumped up and not liquid that spills everywhere.  I call this DIY Laundry Soap Laundryonaise because it looks like a jar of mayo.  This simple recipe took less than 15 minutes, tops, to put together and washes like a champ!

DIY Laundry Soap - Laundryonaise by ImperfectlyHappy.com

 DIY Laundry Soap

I’m using it in my HE machine without issue (just don’t put it in the soap dispenser).  The ingredients for the jars were under $10 and I have LOTS of Borax and Washing Soda left to make more.  I would say the 2 jars combined if this DIY Laundry Soap were about $1.80 each, making each load just pennies.

DIY Laundry Soap - Laundryonaise by ImperfectlyHappy.com

I found all these ingredients in the laundry aisle of my grocery store.

DIY Laundry Soap – Ingredients

  • 1 Fels-Naptha Bar
  • 1 cup of Arm & Hammer Washing Soda (NOT baking soda)
  • 1 cup of Borax Laundry Booster
  • 10 – 20 drops of essential oils (optional)
  • 2 1-quart mason jars with lids
  • Hot Water
  • Blender

DIY Laundry Soap – Directions

  • Heat up 3 cups of water to almost boiling
  • Cut your Fels-Naptha Bar in half.  Then take each half, one at a time, and dice it up into small pieces.
  • Add one of the diced 1/2 bar to each of the mason jars
  • Pour 1.5 cups of the nearly boiling water over the diced soap in each of the mason jars.
  • Let this sit overnight.

When you wake up in the morning your jars will look like this.
DIY Laundry Soap - Laundryonaise by ImperfectlyHappy.com

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DIY Laundry Soap – The Next Steps

  • Heat up another 2 cups of water (truth be told I just filled my tea kettle).  DIY Laundry Soap - Laundryonaise by ImperfectlyHappy.com
  • Now take a butter knife and loosen the gelled soap concoction in the jars.
  • With a canning funnel, if you have it, add 1/2 cup of Borax & 1/2 cup of Washing Soda to each mason jar
  • Add the hot water to just before the ring of the jar
  • Gently incorporate everything with the butter knife and add (1 jar at a time) the ingredients to your blender
  • Add 5 – 10 drops of essential oil if you wish
  • Whip until it is the consistency of mayonnaise
  • Clean out the jar and add the Laundryonaise back in
  • Do this with the second jar
  • Add the lids and you’re ready to go

DIY Laundry Soap - Laundryonaise by ImperfectlyHappy.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

To use simple get a heaping spoonful and add that directly to your washer.  I put mine on a washcloth that was going in the washer.  You can use a less for smaller loads.

DO NOT PUT DIRECTLY INTO YOUR SOAP DISPENSERS!

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Comments

  1. Greta says

    September 28, 2016 at 6:34 pm

    This I have to try. Not a lot of luck with making laundry soap. I think this will work pretty well for me. Thanks!!

    Reply
    • Tiffany Davis says

      September 29, 2016 at 8:04 am

      Greta – this one is pretty easy to make and use. Keep me posted on how it works for you! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Linda Warner says

    November 15, 2016 at 7:38 pm

    I’ve made this before and am currently using it. I was able to connect the mason jar directly to my old blender, which saves a step and some extra dishes. Mine is less like mayo and more like a frothy gel. (ok, that’s the polite description – it’s a bit of a slime. But…) It washes like a charm.

    Reply
  3. Janette says

    July 9, 2017 at 12:07 pm

    I just found your pin. Looks interesting. I want to make this but I only have Dr. Bronner’s bar soap on hand. Would that work in place of the Fels-Naptha Bar?

    Reply
    • Tiffany Davis says

      July 10, 2017 at 5:55 am

      I’ve only used the Fels and Zote.

      Reply
  4. Lannie Manuel says

    March 10, 2019 at 5:01 pm

    just wondering if anyone has used an imersion blender instead?

    Reply
    • Tiffany Davis says

      March 11, 2019 at 3:49 am

      I haven’t but I it should work.

      Reply
      • Lannie Manuel says

        March 11, 2019 at 6:46 am

        it worked great.

        Reply

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