Homemade Laundry Soap

1/3 bar Fels Naptha or other type of soap.
1/2 cup washing soda
1/2 cup borax powder
You will also need a small bucket, about 2 gallon size
 
Grate the soap and put it in a sauce pan. Add 6 cups of water and heat it until soap melts. Add the washing soda and the borax and stir until it is dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups of hot water into the bucket. Now add your soap mixture and stir. Now add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir. Let the soap 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, it is the ingredients in the soap.
 
Optional: If you want your soap to have some sort of scent you can scent this with 1/2 to 1oz. of essential oil fragrance oil of your choice. 
 
Cost is approximately .01 per load.