Laundry Soap Part II

Today I tackled making homemade laundry soap before 9 a.m. What in the world is going on with me today? I never tackle anything before 10 a.m. it seems. Anyway, back to the soap. I exercised caution this time and did not follow the full Duggar family recipe (makes 600+ loads). If you want to try to make your own soap (safe for HE* washers), visit my blog from last October, the half of a half recipe is towards the bottom of the post.

A Few Notes from Part II:

• Fels-Naptha is no where to be found in this part of the country I now live in so I used an unscented Ivory bar of soap.
• I grated my bar of soap on the microplane part of my grater and it melted a lot quicker this time.
  
• Don't forget to use WASHING soda, it's different from baking soda.

I've also heard people using a homemade powder mix, but I'm a liquid laundry soap type of gal. Are you a powder or liquid laundry soap lover?

*HE washer? This soap works perfectly in HE machines because it doesn't get near as sudsy as regular detergent. I use it in my HE and haven't had a problem yet.