I cut the recipe in half for my first go around, so as to not waste ingredients if I didn't like it. So I used:
1/2 bar of soap
1/2 cup of washing soda
1/2 cup of Borax
1 gallon of water.
First grate 1/2 bar of soap into 1/2 the water. Stir occasionally until soap is melted. This took quite a bit longer than I expected.
Next add the washing soda and borax. Bring to a boil. Transfer off heat source.
Add the other half of cool water. Once the mixture is cool(ish), transfer to container of you choice. I found the gallon container at the dollar store.
After a day or so, the liquid will thicken up a bit and become more the consistency of liquid detergent. I used it right away because I was out of detergent. It worked great! The original blogger says that it will not create suds, and I found this to be correct.
I am still looking for the perfect "scoop" get detergent from the container. Looks like another trip to the dollar store!
I absolutely recommend trying this pinteresting money-saver!
