Large Family LAUNDRY SOAP DIY | How to Make Your Own LIQUID + POWDER LAUNDRY SOAP | 

A note for viewers in Europe: Borax was banned in the UK and most of Europe in 2010 as it is an endocrine disrupter. However, there is an item called Borax substitute available in many supermarkets which I still need to do more research on. This video has inspired me to look into more homemade options. Thank you. Ps. For those in the UK washing soda = soda crystals. Used to be 50p per bag now £2.

I used to grate the Zote bars in my Cuisinart, and my dry Zote -washing soda - Borax mix I loved, except that it didn't dissolve well except in hot water. Though it was fun learning about what each ingredient does to help clean, after about a year I was at Costco, and passed by a display of Original Tide powder. The old familiar scent was heavenly, and after doing the math, the ready-made Tide powder cost about same, was easier to use, plus worked with warm and cold water. So, I've buckled and gone back to my childhood Original Tide powder, with Downy April Fresh softener, and now OxyClean for helping with stains. It's silly, but those old familiar scents do seem to make me smile. Now I just stock up my faves when they go on a good sale.

I've been making my own dry detergent for many years. I use 2 bars of zote grated, 1 box each of washing soda, borax, oxy clean and a 4 pound box of baking soda.I use 1 to 2 Tablespoons per load. The price in 2013 for all ingredients were $26.30. This mixture lasts forever since it's just my husband and I. Very economical and I feel it does great job for us.

I've always made the powder one. I bought a cheap food processor for the zote soap. It really helps. I make this for my daughter's family they are a family of 6. I use zote soap , Borax, washing soda , baking soda. It's 2 bars to a whole box of Borax and washing soda and one cup of baking soda. You can also add essential oils or the scent beads if you want more scents. I love the clean smell of the laundry soaps by themselves. Hope this helps everyone. I've been doing this for 6 years

I've made my own liquid detergent for a few years. I use baking soda insted of borax (I'm from Finland and we don't have borax here in that sense). Then I use a 50/50 mix of white winegar (in Finland it has around 10-12% acetic acid) and water as "softener". I have not noticed any bild up on our clothes, what I have noticed is that the clothes that often smelled bad befor don't any more 👍 Looking forward for an update 😉

I’ve been making my own laundry detergent for years now. I added one bottle of dawn dish detergent after i mix up my liquid detergent and let it gel. It really cuts the oils that come off of our skin. It has to he the original blue dawn. Love the pump bottles. I think imma get some of those.

Done this for years and have managed a houseful as well… eight kids with 5 being sweaty boys! So worth the savings for our tight budget and I don’t have all the excess plastics or gummy pods that plug up drains!

I was in a housekeeping group and so many people ruined their machines and clothes using homemade soap. Might want to google a bit more about it. It is not a detergent like your machine is designed for but a soap. Like what creates soap scum in your bathroom.

Angela, I make all my own household cleaning products now. It is more affordable, more minimalist since the ingredients for most cleaners are very similar, less toxic and surprisingly rewarding to use your own products vs buying prepackaged cleaners. I learned the hard way that using bar soap in laundry detergent will cause a build up on your clothes over time. 😣 I still make homemade laundry powder though - just without bar soap! Here's the recipe I follow for a big batch: - 6 c. Baking soda - 6 c. Washing soda - 2 c. Epsom salt - 1 c. Sea salt (I use pink Himalayan because it makes the powder pretty) - 100 drops essential oils (I love doterra citrus bloom; it's a beautiful fresh scent for laundry) I use 1/4 cup per load, because that is the size scoop that I have with my cute laundry powder canister. I've read though, that 3 tbsp per load is sufficient. Happy homemaking!

I’ve tried many variations of homemade soap and was never thoroughly happy with it. I wish I found something that worked better. What I have heard is that “soap” is not the same as a detergent. Fabrics need a surfactant of some sort in order for it to actually get clean. Soap tends to build up over time and cause greasy spots, and build up in your washer especially HE washer since they use very little water. My family is from Mexico, and zote was always used in conjunction with reg powder soap when hand washing clothes no just zote alone unless soaking whites.

I used to make my own laundry detergent as well. I loved it. I didn’t realize at the time, that it is soap, not detergent. Meaning- it does not contain surfactants. The part that binds to organic matter & cleans it. It also builds up in your washer over time & often voids your warranty. 😢 I learned all of this from cloth diapering. Zote is a soap not detergent, Borax works as a laundry softener. I swear this is not meant to troll. I just wish I knew back when I was making my laundry soap.

Oh my gosh that ghost buster reference had me! It’s true though it totally looks like it! 😂

Thank for the recipes & for placing the Amazon links. Great work. Thank you.

Elly's soapmaking is fantastic

I used homemade liquid like this years ago, and it made my clothes and washer grimey…and I HATED the grating part!!! I found a simple (and very well working) recipe months ago and have had great success with it…and she explains the science of how she came up with it! Sooo helpful!! My clothes have never been cleaner (and my washing machine, too!). I do add a splash of vinegar to it when I add it to machine…makes the powder dissolve no matter what the temp of the water is. And I just sprinkle essential oils into the machine and also in the drier if I want scent…I add right onto the dirty stuff and have never seen any stains from doing that. 😊. I use Eden Garden oils bc they are good quality w/o MLM prices. I mix up a big batch of the laundry powder and keep it in an old chamber pot with lid in my laundry room (bc I like antique stuff and it holds a good amount…haha!). I usually add a half cup to my loads, but she suggests 2 Tbs. We have a farm (cows, pigs, chickens, 4 dogs, too many cats, and very dirty husband and kids …me, not so much…haha). Well, I also have a cattery of 11 Persian cats in our 5 bedroom house, so we have ALOT of dirty laundry. This has been the best cleaner. She even says it would work for dishwasher detergent. I need to try it on that. I didn’t realize that until I just watched it again. So thank you! 😊😊😊 I love watching your channel and you are such a beautiful person inside and out! Thank you so much for sharing your life with us. I would never have the nerve to share our lives with the world…my skin is not thick enough for the comments I know I would get! So I really appreciate people like you who make the world a more beautiful place! You deserve much more than you make creating this channel! ❤️ This is where her recipe is. It is 2 parts salt, 3 parts baking soda, 3 parts washing soda. So easy and works amazingly well! m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FB4LDBZLoIU.html&pp=ygUeMyBpbmdyZWRpZW50IGxhdW5kcnkgc29hcCByYWlu

I love zote soap and I think it reminds me of a giant pez dispenser candy

Watching you do things the hard way is a little painful but I appreciate these recipes thank you for sharing

You’re inspiring! Thank you for sharing, Beautiful!

I was REALLY looking forward to hearing whether you preferred one over the other at the end of the video. Please give us an update. I’m going to try this on my channel too. I have 4 littles at home and tons of laundry to do… LOVE, WASH FAM.❤

I used to make our laundry detergent. I should try to do it again for our family of 6!

Nice. I’ve been making my liquid laundry detergent for years. I add a cup of Arm and Hammer washing soda and about 8 oz of Tide because there’s a secret ingredient in Tide that I just can’t duplicate. Also a few drops of my favorite essential oil. Works great! But anyway, I’m now looking for a recipe on how to make laundry detergent sheets… still searching.

I have made my own laundry soap before and we started out loving it but after awhile the clothes started to smell and got dingy. We ended up using it as a driveway cleaner and it worked great.

Love the hair, the makeup and the content! You look so young and fresh🌷

I use the powdered form because I dont have room for the liquid.I just add hot water to the dry form in a cup of water.

Your hair looks so cute like this!!

Used to be on the homemade detergent train but started hearing how it builds up on your clothes and isn’t actually cleaning….I eventually found it to be true for myself. Things just weren’t getting clean and started looking/feeling gross. When I stripped everything…holy moly🤢

Ahh this hairstyle is so cute on you! Love the curls

Excellent video. Very easy to follow and very light to watch. A lot of learning. I will subscribe to your channel and make the products this weekend. Thank you.

This very helpful

I use a ninja and it grates it in a few seconds and I add hot water to the ninja and it dissolves super fast . And then you can mix water .. much easier on the arms.. Ty for tips

I love DIY projects. I'm up for making my own soap, especially if it helps with sensitive skin. Thanks Angela.

This is the video I have been waiting for.

Great video and great information

Lots of comments about Zote leaving a waxy residue on clothes and bad for washing machines. Its true. It has glycerin in it and animal tallow. Notice it gels up during the liquid soap making process. Zote is good for pretreatment and handwashing laundry. Castile soap made from vegetable oils works better for washing machines. Ive always used Castile soap and had no problems. Also you can add Epsom Salt to the recipe as a water softener. Its great if you have hard water. Try adding 1/2 to 1 cup to the recipe. Its been awhile since I made homemade laundry soap but I've been wanting to make some up. Thank you for the video! 🧼

For a powder laundry detergent: 2 cups of washing soda (you can turn regular baking soda into washing soda by baking it at 240 C or 460 F for 1 hour, it will be grainier once it comes out, just make sure you use an oven tray that you won't use for food and be careful and do it in a well ventilated room, washing soda can be irritating to the skin and lungs), a bar of natural soap, I like green olive soap but any will work, finely grated. Mix the two and add 25 drops of essential oil, I prefer lemon or lavender for a fresher smell and eucalyptus when someone is ill or has a sore throat/ stuffy nose.

This has been on my radar to make my own for awhile now, so this video came at a perfect time! Thank you for sharing!☺️

I used to do this. Over time I felt my clothes were very grimey and almost sticky. Like a very thin layer of wax was melted all over the clothes. I've heard it's not effective in an HE front loader or with hard water...and I have both. Maybe it will work for you. I had to give it up and switch to tide. I find my clothes are so clean now. However I don't love the ingredients.

I did these recipes for about 6 months and sadly realized our clothes had become really dingy. I love how cost effective it is, and my kids were babies then and I felt good about the less harsh chemicals BUT.... clean really matters to me too. I think the homemade stuff could be handy in between actual washes, like kids who change 40 times a day and the clothes arent really that dirty. But body order and work related grime... nah, I'm back on the store bought. I just hand them good people at WalMart ALLLLL my money. 😢 But let us know how it works for you!

Great idea, perfect for families!

I think this is what ruined my washing machine a few years ago. I used to make my own liquid detergent with Fels Naptha, Borax and water and stored the solution in a plastic five gallon bucket. Well, the bucket cracked at the bottom after a year or so, leaking soap onto the floor, then the second bucket cracked after several months, then the plastic drum in my washer cracked and leaked water everywhere. It took a couple of years to crack my washer but was not worth it. Maybe it's just a coincidence that the buckets and washer all cracked but I doubt it. BTW, my machine was not an HE washer if that matters.

First time running across making laundry soap. I find this pretty amazing as I believe for me, and this only applies to me. I find that using powered tide laundry soap is the best outcome for my clothes. Only thing is, is that I found after washing my sheets one time, I found the powdered soap left in them when it came time to fold. So I have been dissolving it with hot water before adding it right on top of my laundry, and then turning on the machine. Just last night, I put my laundry soap in with hot water in a kerner jar, screwed on the lid and shook in up to dissolve. Opened it up, put the lid back on and shook it again. About 10 to 15 seconds later standing by doing my dishes, the jar exploded! Thankfully I was not standing in front of the part that blew out a piece of the jar and it was load and startled me. It did not shadder the glass, only a three inch long piece of glass popped out. This is a lesson for anyone who did not know that this can happen. Could have been very dangerous situation. Still wiping soap off where it exploded in the direction that I was not standing. Be safe out there! 🤗

I have made my own soap for years I love using liquid castile soap, super washing soda & baking soda. With organic essential oils. I have gotten away from chemical soaps & borax is pretty strong too. Natural yes but not needed to make soap. I have also used bar castile soap to make a dry batch

Here's a hot tip: I use one of the beaters from an old shorted-out sunbeam mixer in my drill. Any mixer beater will work, but Sunbeam beaters are bigger.

I cut my Zote bars into cubes and use my food processor to grate it. So much easier!!

We add about 1/4 cup of vegetable glycerin too

Do you plan on giving an update in a few months on your opinion with how well these work? I’ve done my own liquid detergent before with a different recipe and was not impressed at all.

I used to make my own powder laundry soap. I liked it fine, I just came into a season where I just wasn't making the time for it anymore. I really should get back into that. Anyway, the tip I wanted to share is that I used to use my food processor to grade up the zote soap. I believe I had a very similar recipe to Julie Barron who shared in the comments. Only difference I remember is that I would add the scent beads for better/longer lasting scents. However the tote that I used to store the bulk of it in is still Very strongly scented even after countless times of washing it and many years of using it for other things. No harm though really as long as you enjoy the scent lol

U read my mind Angela. I have been wanting to try making my own laundry detergent. Thank you for the recipe. I have skin sensitivity..... has this recipe worked well for you and your family?

I love this. I watched a video from hopewell heights a couple of months ago on making your own liquid laundry soap and bought all the things. (She infuses lavender). Watching you do it has me motivated again. PS> I just don't fold any clothes anymore. Hang up the creasers and throw the rest in a labeled bin. I also don't sort laundry anymore. I wash each kids load separately.

You could also cut it into large chunks and use the food processor 🙂

Looks like a project. But I’ll stick to Tide and Dreft

I just made the powdered soap. How much per load do I put in? Thanks! Really enjoy your videos!

Made my order for the supplies and it’ll be here today. Thank you for this video. ❤️❤️❤️

Your make up or hair something is different can't figure it out, but it makes you look so young love it!!

Was it a problem melting down the powered and do you have to always use hot water ?

Love this! Just made some powder soap with lots of rose essential oil. Can't wait to do laundry lol! Thanks for sharing!

Hey! I ended up chopping the Zote soap into chunks and putting it in my food processor (Ninja) and it got as small as your shreds. You should try that method, it’s easier

I started making my own detergent years ago, and for what it's worth, here is my opinion. The liquid detergent I made (I don't remember the recipe because it was a long time ago) worked fine in my experience but took more effort to make so I stopped. Powder detergent I use is 1 box borax, 1 box washing soda, 1 large box baking soda (I think it's 3.5lbs) and 3 bars fels naptha grated. No fragrance which I don't mind and actually now prefer. I wash most of my clothes in cold water (because I don't like to sort my laundry much ☺) but with my old washer I would start filling with warm water, add soap and swish with my hand to dissolve then switch to cold water and add clothes. My newer washer doesn't let me start filling with water without the clothes so I only use it with warm washes (like towels) as I don't think it dissolves with cold water as well. So perhaps I should go back to making liquid. 😉 I just thought I'd share my two cents for those that are interested.

Good Idea

Hello thanks for the video

Thank you! I've recently been in a laundry soap dilemma. Not wanting to pay for a bunch of water in a giant platic jug or a box of synthetic fragranced powder. The tide free was getting hard to find at a decent price. Finally, I did subscribe and save on amazon, but i really like this idea so much better! I'll be using your links for certain.

I’ve heard that soap is not very good for the laudry machine because of residue, but IDK

I love “ old lady dog “💕🫶🏾

Hey friend, I recently made my own soap and I used my food processor with the grating blade attachment to grate my soap quickly!! 🎉 It was so fast and easy!! Your cutie pie helper girl 😂

You might try a rubber mallet to get that Gama lid on the bucket.

Sos! My detergent is now lumpy. I keep it downstairs in our pantry. It has been cold down there? Do you think it is related to that?

I make it this way but melt soap in a pot with hotter water then ad the borax yo melt them together . Also add washing soap and oxy . Then add in essential oils .

I used to make my own years ago but it didn't really clean the clothes well. I'd love to know if it actually works with kids clothes that are filthy. Especially on the smelly ones

Sounds good, but what about washing machine? Do you think that affects it ? It’s a very honest question🙏

Could use essential oils to the liquid and make it smell nice?

I want to try this but in a small portion

How tall is the glass jar when the pump is attached?

Will definitely try it

Maybe give the natural laundry soap from Azure Standard a try? It's been doing great work for us.

Hi, was wondering where you bought your apron from?

Does this laundry soap gell? Do you have to mix it after every use? The pne i made requires a lot of mixing and it is a bit annoying?

I'd love to know how you use each of them and if you have any recommendations for using both the liquid and the powder. Also how well do you think they work? I know you are a big smell person and with living on a farm and all the animals, I'd love to know how you think they compare to the store bought stuff. Also, do you prefer the liquid or the powder, which one works better?

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you For sharing

The Douggar Family shared this liquid laundry soap recipe years ago. I made it for so long. It worked well with our family and the dirt boys would somehow be covered in. A Mennonite women told me to use Cola (like Pepsi cola soda) for oil and mechanic stains. Baking soda will get out smells add a scoop in and no more dog smell or cigarette smell. Vinegar is a good sub for fabric softener and also good to use to clean soap scun in the washing machine. And For keeping your HE machine parts clean with different soaps. You can even. Run a cycle of it on its own to clean out so the parts or I also like to use it with my rags or shower curtain Still looking for a copy cat of the smell beads. I love them!

Where did you buy your apron? It’s so cute!!!

I make my own with zote and it melts the best. I cut up 2 bars into chunks and microwave about half a bar in a few chunks at a time. I found if i did more then that, some over cook and some dont. Do smaller amounts and shorter times, a few seconds at a time. It puffs up. I then wait till it cools off. Then repeat with the rest until all are done. Then I put in a blender a little at a time with washing soda. Blend it all into powder. If you don't do it in short spurts, the heat of the blender blades will make it stick to the blades. Do it in short bursts. Once it is all powder, I mix the rest of the ingredients in a 5 gallon bucket. 2 boxes of washing soda, 2 boxes of borax, 2 16 ounce containers of dollar tree oxygen wash powder, 1 box of baking soda. Mix it all up well so it's all incorporated. Half I put into glass containers with lids in my laundry room. The other half I leave in the bucket and add hot water to it and make liquid laundry detergent. I let it sit over night. The next day I stir it up again and add any liquid essential oils to it. 20 drops of orange oil, or lavender oil, or lemon oil or geranium oil or wintergreen. Then I stir it up again to blend those scents in well. I use about half a cup of either dry or liquid for each load. If I am doing my dogs blankets and towels, I put in a cup, use the deep fill option and put in extra rinses. Always comes out clean.

how long is this good for once its made?

Also beware of the Zote soap. The smell is great but I’ve learned it is a “waxier” soap and can mess up your machines , especially the HE machines. It builds up in the hoses/pipes . I’ve since switched to Kirks soap and Bronners soap. They are a more chalky type soap . Melt easier and do not get as thick .

I did a 5 gallon laundry soap version that works great. Formula #1: 2 bars of kirks castile soap, 1/2 cup borax, 1 cup super washing soda, 1 cup citric acid, 1/2 cup Epsom salt. Formula#2: Added 30 ml of polysorbate 80 and 30 ml lavender oil to formula 1. Formula#3: Tide plus hygienic clean alone. I stained 3 cloths in 5 separate areas on each cloth with mud, ketchup, , BBQ sauce, mustard and rubbed in blackberries, let the stains dry for 2 days. Formula #2 was only very slightly cleaner of the stains than all 3. Used 1/2 cup of each formula in each laundry load. Polysorbate 80 is a surfactant to make the soap work like a detergent and emulsifies the mix and the essential oils.

Is Zote dye free? How do you make it smell good?

The glass bottles, the 5 gallon bucket plus ingredients list and the time...What is the total cost?

How much do you use (of each type) per load?

I just subscribed to your channel since was looking for a simple way to make my own laundry detergent, liquid or powder. Another You tuber said that the Zote (which I bought) hardened in her washer and she showed pictures, maybe it was not diluted enough. Anyhow since you made your own laundry detergent it would have been nice to see if you were happy with the results after washing clothes.

I am so interested in laundry soap that is chemical free, inexpensive and works on stains and brighten whites. How is this recipe on whitening whites

I use mollys or nellies... made my own for years but it never got whites bright and scum was an issue.

Maybe chop it in small pieces then food processor would that work versus hand grating

I love your videos! I just ordered the vacuum sealing set and it was only $9.99. Great deal, thank you for all you do and just being you. God bless

How did they work.

Let us know how they work out for you. Which one you prefer?

I would love an update on how you feel that this works on boys clothed! 😂 I have 4 boys and I always go back to a enzyme type soap like tide! But I don't love that being all over our skin.

Doesn’t soap eventually plug up your He washer? Soap and detergent are not the same thing. Using these soaps will void your washer warranty?

Curious if you liked these recipes or if you had a favorite of the two? 😃

A great idea in theory but not great for the machine and being on a farm, with all the 'gross' that entails, not fanatastic at getting clothes clean and fresh

If I were to make just a gallon or 2 to try this liquid laundry soap what would be the ratio for each do you think?? I’d love to have this for my HE washer. I can’t use the powder laundry soap it doesn’t dissolve for some reason & it gets all over my clothes. I’d love to stop buying those big jugs that just end up in the trash. How do you infuse a scent to it? Thanks for the tip ❤🥰

Are there alternatives to Borax? There doesn’t seem to be anything that approximates it here in the U.K.