For a few years now I have been making my own liquid laundry soap. With lots of kids and a sports mad Husband I found myself going through a ton of the stuff and it was costing me a fortune. Now I can make 40 litres of the stuff for around $6 (the same cost as a 1 litre 'brand name' in the supermarket) and it only takes about 15mins.
This recipe is for around 10 litres. Just double it if you want to make a bigger batch.
1.5 litres hot water
1 x Sunlight Soap Laundry Bar
1/2 cup Washing Soda
1/2 cup Borax
Grate the Sunlight Soap with a cheese grater and slowly dissolve in a saucepan with the hot (but not boiling) water. You will need to stand & stir until it's completly dissolved.
Tip soapy water into an 11 litre (or more) bucket. Add the Washing Soda & Borax and stir well (mixture will be thick at this point). Then add about 9-10 litres of hot water from the tap. Stir well again and put aside to cool down (it will seem too thin but don't worry). After about 2 hours of cooling stir the liquid with a whisk to get rid of any lumps and combine any parts that have gone soild already. Then cover with a lid and let it cool overnight. The next morning it will be ready to use and will have thickened up nicely.
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