Homemade Liquid Hand Soap
Have we allowed the advertisers and marketers to dictate our tastes and preferences or are we in control and we determine what we need and want?
Just turn on your TV and you are told that you are not happy unless you are wearing the latest style in clothes, driving the most up to date car while taking the prescription drug du jour (with those nasty little side effects). Fido will live longer if you 
feed him the appropriate dog food and your kids can never be happy unless they have the latest thumb strengthening electronic gadget.
Now, pretend that you live in a remote location without the benefit of television and constant radio advertisements. You and you alone determine what makes you happy and what you need in order to survive. The ‘keeping up with the Joneses advertising’ does not exist.
I took you through that mental exercise because I wanted to talk to you about making homemade liquid hand soap. Yeah, I know, I just ragged on the advertising industry, now I’m going to talk about making something that they have ‘created a need’ for in our homes. Let’s face it, I don’t know about you but when I was a child, we used bar soap to wash our hands before dinner and it worked just fine.
Anyhow, now that liquid hand soap has become a ‘necessity’ let’s make our own instead of buying it from the store. The recipe is not complicated and the soap achieves the affect that soap was created for. It thoroughly cleans your hands.
There is no magic formula. Don’t be led astray by all of the complicated formulas and ingredients. What we’re going to make here is basic homemade liquid hand soap. The most economical way to make it is to save all of the small soap fragments that you’ve collected over time. However, if you don’t have saved soap fragments, a bar of soap will work just as well.
Here’s what you do:
In a pot, bring about 3 cups of water to a boil. While the water is coming to a 
boil, shave the bar of soap into fragments, or break up the already small pieces of left over soap. The smaller the fragments, the quicker they will dissolve in the boiling water.
Stir the soap into the boiling water until the soap completely dissolves. Once the mixture is cool, pour it into your old soap dispenser. You will note the mixture is not as thick as store-bought soap (if consistency is an issue for you, use less water and more soap). However, you’ll find the watery hand soap mixture works exceedingly well in creating a lather and cleaning your hands.
Here’s where the advertising and marketing exercise from above comes into play. The advertisers will have us believe that the thick gel type liquid hand soap is necessary to get our hands clean. Oh contraire!
If you prefer to have a different scent, experiment with essential oils. Only a drop or two is necessary.
This is a basic no fluff recipe for homemade liquid hand soap. It will clean your hands thoroughly. After all, that’s what you want the soap to do, isn’t it?
By the way, how much did this cost you?
Score another one for thinking blulow!
March 13th, 2008 at 2:33 am
By adding a couple teaspoons of glycerin to this mixture it will thicken it up.
April 26th, 2008 at 3:32 am
Can I also use this recipe to be my dish washing detergent? I handwash all my dishes. Thanks to anyone who answer this question.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Hmmm, that’s an interesting thought. I never thought of making dish detergent for hand washed dishes. Great idea.
I probably would use a soap like Ivory as the base because it doesn’t have all of the extra fragrance and lotions that other soaps have. You could probably add your own scent using essential oils or what ever you prefer.
I think I’ll have to give it a try.
Thanks for get great suggestion, Louise!
May 23rd, 2008 at 9:23 pm
If you are going to add essential oils, it is best to mix the oils with a small amount of alcohol. (I like Everclear but rubbing alcohol will work if that is all you have.) This will allow the oils to mix with the water. Otherwise, they will just sit on top your soap.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Thanks for the tip seventh sister.
June 17th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Before the advent of liquid dish washing soap my Mum used washing soda crystals. It’s a bit harsh on the skin though.
July 27th, 2008 at 1:45 am
sorry for the comment
i made the recipe and i slept so happy after i washed my hands with the great liquid hand soap
and i waked up happily going to my bathroom
and i found my soap turned solid in the bottle again.
July 27th, 2008 at 1:46 am
can anybody tell me why this happened
July 31st, 2008 at 12:39 pm
perhaps not enough water,next time add more water
August 5th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
WHERE DO YOU BUY SUPER WASHING SODA?
August 5th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
You can buy Super Washing Soda at most grocery stores. It’s usually in the aisle with the laundry or cleaning products.
August 10th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
I came to this site looking for ideas on dishwashing liquid to hand wash dishes. I have a dishwasher, but because I lived on the farm for years and rinsing the water under running water was not real good for spot free dishes, I used to use a plastic bowl or container in the sink with some vinegar i and hot water in it for the rinse. I no longer live on the farm, but when I see people rinsing dishes with the water running I see dollars running down the drain! I will see if I can find the Super Washing Soda in our stores, but if I can’t, is there some sort of alternative? Mary
August 10th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Hi Mary,
I’m not sure if there is a substitute for the Super Washing Soda. If you have a tough time finding it in your local stores, you can order it from Amazon
. It will cost a bit more because of the shipping and handling charges.
I think Super Washing Soda is pretty common. Try calling the stores in your area, hopefully they will have it.
August 16th, 2008 at 1:40 am
Washing soda is also known as “soda ash fixer” – I like to buy mine from the Dharma Trading Company, when I am buying fabric dyes anyway.
August 28th, 2008 at 6:44 am
I had trouble finding washing soda in my area. I emailed Arm and Hammer directly and they sent me a list of stores near me that carry washing soda. It took a week or so for them to respond , so have patience.
August 28th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Wow, did you try Amazon.com
? It’s better to buy it locally so you won’t have to pay the shipping and handling charges, but Amazon sells Super Washing Soda.
Fortunately the grocery stores in my area carry it in the detergent aisle.
August 28th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
You can also buy sodium bicarbonate (washing ash) from pool suppliers or chemical supply companies. or you can ask your local grocer to order it for you. It is much cheaper to buy from a chemical company though. Make sure it is 100% sodium bicarbonate. (yes there is a difference between baking soda and washing soda)
September 9th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Uh, Regina?
Sodium bicarbonate IS baking soda. I think you mean Sodium Carbonate, which is what super washing soda is. Also know as Soda Ash.
September 30th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
I was able to call Church & Dwight the suppliers/makers for Arm &; Hammer Washing Soda…1800-524-1328…gave them a UPC # 33200-03020. They told me the closest store to purchase it…still an hour away. They told me I could order it directly from them…$3.99 plus shipping, at this time it is $6.39 to ship. BUT…they told me if I bought 4 boxes from them I will get free shipping. $15.96plus tax .96 cents =total $16.92 for 4 boxes This will probably last me the rest of my life since you use so litle at a time.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:10 am
It’s unfortunate that you can’t get it locally. It would probably save you about $1.50 per box.
Oh well, even with spending $3.99 you’re going to save so much money by making your own laundry detergent.
October 9th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Hi. Have you tried WalMart? They carry washing soda and borax too, if you are in need of it. I am an otr truck driver and those are two of the products I deliver fairly frequently.
October 14th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
I am in Orlando, FL and could not find the Washing Soda at any of the local Walmarts or Targets. It was in the laundry isle of Publix though. It was $2.19 for a 3lb 7oz. pkg. I love the homemade laundry powdered soap. I am making my second batch now. I am storing mine in the tall Dannon Activia Yogurt containers.
My homemade dishwasher soap does not work that well at all, but, I did make it before I found the Washing Soda. BTW, I bought a 4lb container of PH up,(soda ash) from Walmart and it was $6.99. I am returning it on the next trip since I found the w s at Publix.
October 14th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I found that over time the homemade dishwasher soap seemed to leave a slight film on the dishes.
I added a little baking soda from time to time which seemed to have resolved the issue.
Let me know how it goes.
October 15th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
When making the homemade liquid handsoap, how much soap are you adding if you just have left over bits of soap? Is it a cup worth? Just want to make sure to add enough. Thanks.
October 16th, 2008 at 12:31 am
all the soaps needed to make your own laundry detergent, etc. are available at a site called soapsgoneby.com – I order by the case from this company.
October 16th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Hi Jessica,
Actually I don’t measure how much soap I use. I accumulate left over soap and then add water. You’ll find that it really doesn’t take very much soap to make liquid hand soap. I think we’re trained by the soap manufacturers to think that thick creamy soap is the only soap that works.
Play around with it to find the consistency that works for your.
October 16th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Neenie,
Thanks for the soap resource. It will come in handy for those folks who cannot buy the necessary ingredients locally.
October 16th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Thanks for the update. I will give it a whirl. I really like the idea of making my own items. I know what I am adding and what is left out. Very simple. My daughter and I cannot wait to try the laundry recipe. Going to buy the ingedients this weekend. Thanks again.
October 20th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Instead of buying a bottle of liquid glycerin, can I cut i little bit off a glycerin bar of soap to add to my homemade liquid soap to thicken it?
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:55 am
I’ve not added glycerin to my soap, but you can give it a try.
November 13th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
I am 56 years old. I have toyed with the idea of making my own soap for years. I thought you had to go thru the whole lye soap making process. I am so thrilled to find all these homemade laundry soap, liquid hand soap and dishwasher soap recipes. I just made my first batch of the laundry soap recipe using the Fels Naptha Bar. It is so simple to make, so inexpensive and works great. An added bonus is the wonderful, c lean-”fresh-air” smell of my laundry. I am now going to try the dishwasher soap, making my own liquid hand soap and am shooting for finding a good shampoo and hand lotion recipe. Any suggestions? Where can I buy glycerin? Email me @ janiewoods510@yahoo.com. Thanks.
November 17th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
If you can’t find it locally, Amazon sells glycerin.
December 30th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
About how much soap must I add per cup of water? I’m afraid I’ll make it and then it will be too watery or perhaps too solid. Well, on the other side, I don’t have much to lose if it’s a flop. Haha, thanks for your help, if anybody can answer me.
December 30th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Hi Vicky,
My liquid hand soap is very watery, but it works. I don’t think you can make a mistake. Some of the readers recommend adding glycerin to thicken up the mixture.
I think you’ll have to play around with it a bit, but I just added water and it works fine. I keep saying that I’ll try adding glycerin, but I just never seem to get around to it.
Let us know how it comes out.
January 2nd, 2009 at 10:10 pm
By the way, in Raleigh, North Carolina, Arm & Hammer Washing Soda is available at Kroger Stores and Harris Teeter. Also was able to get Borax in Target and Harris Teeter Stores.
January 9th, 2009 at 2:27 am
Oh, another idea about the homemade hand soap too watery….
I put my homemade soap into my “foam” type dispensers and foams nicely. IF you added too much water to your recipe it will be too watery, just add a little more soap.
January 14th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
I’ve heard that another alternate for the soda ash is pH up (the pool aisle at stores like Lowe’s Home Improvements, etc).
January 20th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
I am very happy I discovered this site. I am excited about making my own detergent, hand soap. Thank you for your info.
February 1st, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Glycerine is usually available at your local pharmacy.
February 11th, 2009 at 6:08 am
I just wanted to confirm a few of the comments I saw here about a substitute for Washing Soda. I also had trouble finding it locally, but Washing Soda is a chemical called Solium Carbonate (NOT bicarbonate- that is baking soda and is not the same.) But Sodiam CARBONATE is also available at Wal Mart in the swimming pool section next to the toys. It is called “pH Plus Balancer”. The ones I saw were tall white bottles with a pink lid. It’s the exact same thing and costs about the same as the Washing Soda on a per-ounce basis. It was about $8 for 5 lbs. I am certain it is available in any pool supply store, though. Just tell them you need Sodium Carbonate, and they will know. Enjoy all!
March 13th, 2009 at 3:20 am
Does anyone know if coloring can be added when making the liquid hand soap? If I use a bar soap that is already colored will this give me at least a subtle color? Also, I am interested in creating the laundry detergent however, I have a family member who gets a rash when I use the cheaper versions of detergent. Has anyone experienced any side effects such as an itchy rash from the homemade laundry detergent? Thanks to all of you who have already answered other questions that I would have had before trying these formulas. Your comments are acknowledged and greatly appreciated. Keep on pinching those pennies!
March 13th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Hi Tammy Jo,
I’ve not added color to the liquid hand soap, so I can’t answer that question. I’m pretty much a basic type of person, if the soap works, color isn’t that important to me.
As far as rashes with the home laundry detergent, no one in my family has had one yet and I’ve used the homemade detergent for over a year.
Does anyone else have any advice about adding color to the liquid hand soap?
March 14th, 2009 at 5:23 am
Shampoo, wash you rhair with baking soda!, it feels rather grainy at first but once it works in (doesnt take long) it feels wonderfully soft.
March 14th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Baking soda for the hair is a new one for me.
March 20th, 2009 at 3:39 am
I can’t remember where I saw this but it said if you heat baking soda(sodium bicarbonate) at 300 degrees for 1-2 hours(it dosn’t hurt to go over time) it will become sodium carbonate. Any chemists out there to confirm this?
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:41 pm
A couple dashes of salt will also thicken up soap. Recently learned this for diluted soap. We’re going natural, but in the meantime have been using our conventional items. With 3 little boys & daycare kids, I need all the stretching I can get!
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Thanks for the tip Jessica.
April 6th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
I have just found your site & I think it is wonderful. Fortunately most of the ingredients you talk about are available at WalMart stores or grocery stores here in Canada as well. I have seen soap making recipes before, and always decided against it because of the lye. I already use Borax when doing laundry, and have used the Washing Soda, so the receipes for laundry & dishwasher detergents really don’t require me to get a whole lot of new products.
Thanks again for the great site. Keep up the good work!
April 7th, 2009 at 7:01 am
If you’re old enough to have lived through the 80’s, you might recall the chatter of that time about cocaine and how crack came to be . . . Yes, heating baking soda creates sodium carbonate. It’s what put the ‘crack’ in crack, and made a little bit of cocaine go a longer way, or so ‘they’ say!
Also, I read ’somewhere’ that baking soda can be used to remove a bad temporary hair color product, which might indicate that it’s a bit abrasive. It might be wise to take a clue from commercial hair makers here. Where baking soda is in every other kind of cleaning agent, including toothpaste, detergents, even feminine products, but never in hair products.
April 7th, 2009 at 7:02 am
Oops . . .
April 9th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
I have always had to be very careful in my laundry detergent choices as most of them give me a rash. I’m on my third batch of homemade now (made with Ivory) and have had no skin problems from it! And it still gets perspiration stains and odors out of t-shirts.
Washing soda isn’t available within 100 miles of here, so I ordered it by phone. A bit pricey that way. So I checked ingredients in the laundry area and bought Purex 2 color safe bleach to try. It’s around $1.97 for a 29 oz box. So far so good. Laundry seems fine so far and no rash yet. I’d appreciate any comments on using the Purex vs the Arm & Hammer. I’m also interested in heating baking soda. Off to Google…
April 9th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Thanks for the info Lori. I haven’t experimented too much with the recipe because it worked fine for me. I’m glad to know that there are variations that work.
April 28th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Ozy Clean, and the generic brands..is washing soda! Works very
May 20th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Because Washing Soda (sodium carbonate) isn’t a expensive money maker, I have found that stores often stock it on the very bottom shelf or the very top shelf out of the way and hard to find in the laundry powder section. It always seems to be right next to the 20 Mule Team Borax. Baking Soda is sodium BIcarbonate and is also a great cleaner. I have read that if you have Baking Soda, Washing Soda, Vinegar and Borax you can pretty much clean anything. Oxy Clean / Oxiclean does have Washing Soda in it…sort of, but it is the sodium percarbonate in those type products that makes unique. When sodium percarbonate is mixed with water it creates hydrogen peroxide and sodium carbonate. The hydrogen peroxide acts as a natural bleaching agent that will degrade naturally while the sodium carbonate acts as a detergent. Anyways, I don’t pretend to understand the whole chemical reaction that occurs with OxiClean but I have read that it works best on organic stains. The sodium carbonate that is released in OxiClean is what makes it feel slimmy (if you’ve ever mixed it in a bucket you know what I mean), but that is great for the laundry because it is acting like a water softener (anyone remember Calgon?) that will help keep hard water from building up and killing the washing machine as well as keeping you cloths cleaner and softer because the hard water elements aren’t getting stuck in your clothes.
May 20th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Thanks for such an informative post meccano.
Great info to know.
May 26th, 2009 at 4:10 am
If you can not find the washing soda her is how to change the chemicail makeup of baking soda to make it washing soda.
Heat oven to 450*
spread out the baking soda on a cookie sheet
Leave in the oven for 30 min.
Here is why: as the soda temp reaches 250* it will release Cardon Dioxide and hydrogen into the atmosphere but is not enough to harm you. This will chemically change the Sodium dicarbon to Sodium Cardon or Baking Soda to Washing Soda.
May 29th, 2009 at 2:02 am
I used food dye for the liquid hand soap– blue as I used white ivory bar and it turned out fine- just a few drops- also had one teaspoon of hand dish washing soap to the mix after it was whipped- this keeps that scum that accumulates on the sink- (if soap does not get completely rinsed down the sink- rather do that than run water longer- )
June 4th, 2009 at 3:12 am
What information I’ve gleaned from reading these posts. Thank you. I’ve been using the homemade laundry detergent for about 4 months. It cleans very well. I do add about 1/2 cup of my Melaluca laundry soap, #1 because I still have some, and #2 for some of the scent it provides. As I line dry my laundry, it could go without it, though. I noticed that spot treating stains, the homemade stuff works great, though you shouldn’t let it sit too long, as I could literally bleach areas of your clothing.
Lemon juice and good ‘ole sunshine was the old way to “bleach” whites with stains…
June 6th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
I know Publix or the now almost defunct “mom and pop” neighborhood grocery stores carry the A & H Super Washing Soda. Also, another way to conserve old smaller ‘unusable’ remnants of regular soaps is to wet two or more pieces and press them together so they “weld” into each other, Now they are large enough to be handled easily and used as hand washing soap!!
June 7th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Lemon juice and sunshine. What a great tip! Thanks!
June 7th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Another good tip. Thanks Vinny.
June 10th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Thank you so much for the great information. I had been using Borax with my detergent for years, but when I figured out how to make my own it has saved us SO MUCH MONEY! I have a family of 6 and my youngest has SEVERE allergies and asthma. We have switched several families over to making their own laundry soap. Hopefully within the next year I’ll have a dishwasher and will get to use the recipe for that too…I’m sure it will be great. I’m going to try the hand soap recipe with the kids as a great activity this afternoon. Thanks for the tips and advice.
June 28th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
I just found this site and can hardly wait to make all these recipes. I do have a question. If you put baking soda or white vingear in the water, then add the homemade laundry soap, will this keep clothes brighter? Thanks.
June 29th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Hi Renee,
The baking soda helps to soften the water which allows the detergent to do its job better. In theory it might help to make clothes brighter if the detergent works better. On occasion I put baking soda in the wash but I haven’t done it on a regular basis to tell if it makes much of a difference.
Some folks use vinegar as a fabric softener. Either way adding baking soda and/or vinegar to the laundry won’t hurt, but I can’t tell you from experience how much brighter the wash will be.
Try experimenting to see which one works best for you.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Hello,
Absolutely wonderful site. I am going to make the various soaps to save some money. We have a water softener. I was wondering if this would make a difference in the amounts of the ingredients?
Thanks for your suggestions.
July 20th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
A water softener will help the detergent to work better. I have one also. You can try backing down on the amounts of detergent because your water is soft, but I use the amounts as indicated in the recipe.
July 22nd, 2009 at 7:05 am
We made the powder laundry detergent last night. It seemed to work just fine. Sure will save a lot of money in the future. Thank you very much, and have a wonderful day.
September 8th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Can anyone tell me if Bon Ami is the same as Borax, since I have not seen Borax in my local stores? Thanks for all the tips!
September 8th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
I’m not really sure if Bon Ami is the same as Borax. Hopefully one of my readers has the answer.
September 8th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Sorry Lori, Bon Ami is a non-abasive cleanser, used to clean hard surfaces. It is not the same as Borax.
If Borax isn’t in your local stores, you might try asking the store manager if they can get it for you. You can always order it online! I don’t know if they offer free shipping if you order a certain amount, but if so, then see about getting a friend or neighbor to order with you to qualify.
You might even find it on eBay at a reasonable price! Good Luck!
November 6th, 2009 at 8:56 am
I make cold process soap so I will try using them, they already have essential oils and are great for your skin too. If anyone has tried by using this let me know how it turned out
November 20th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Donnie is correct.
December 27th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
My town also did not carry Washing Soda anywhere but Ace Hardware stores supply it often. I ordered it on their website to be shipped to their store for FREE and then picked it up for the small price of $3.79. Also, white vinegar is great for the white buildup on your dishes that homemade detergent leaves and some recipes call for citric acid to help with that too. I would recommend looking at other sites first before just going ahead and making one of these recipes because depending on your septic tank, water hardness/softness, type of dishwasher/washing machine certain recipes work better than others and each of them have tricks to help you if a recipe bombs.
January 2nd, 2010 at 4:33 pm
cheapest handsoap ever-use a foaming type handsoap dispenser, choose your favorite liquid dish soap, fill container with warm water leave about 1 inch space from top, add soap, screw on cap, shake,
voila-handsoap. Virtually free.
January 8th, 2010 at 7:03 am
Love your idea Sarah.
January 9th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
WE live in Minnesota and the Coborns stores have washing soda and Fel Naptha to make laundry soap! Most places have borax!
January 14th, 2010 at 7:14 pm
i made hand soap but i find it does not lather has anyone esle have this happen i used a bar of ivory
January 14th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Maybe you used too much water?
January 29th, 2010 at 2:53 am
I have a question regarding changing the chemical makeup of baking soda to washing soda. I live at a high altitude which effects all my baking. Would I need to consider the altitude for the chemical change?
February 4th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
I have just starting making my own liquid soap and do not really like how “thin” it is. I was wondering, has anyone tried to add oatmeal to thicken it?
February 8th, 2010 at 8:27 am
Angela, sorry for the late response, but I’m no chemistry expert. I hope one of my readers can give you the right answer.
February 8th, 2010 at 8:28 am
Not so sure how that would work, but no. I’ve never tried to thicken it with oatmeal.
You could give it a try to see if you’re happy with the results.
February 17th, 2010 at 11:38 am
Washing soda: I found it at Alice.com for about $2.50/box and Alice.com always has free shipping as long as you order 6 items. They also had the borax and ivory soap. I’m still trying to find fels-naptha locally because I’d like to try it.
Thanks for all the great ideas!
February 17th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Love the soap ideas.
I made liquid laundry soap with some castile soap (@1/3 of the bar) and a bar of handmade (cold process) soap (@ 1/2 the bar)..
I am going to try the hand soap too.. too easy.
February 28th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
My first batch of liquid soap worked great. I used an electric mixer with grater attachment to grate the bar of soap in a few minutes. Brought 1 gal ___ water almost to boil, added the grated soap and let it melt and added 2 tsp coconut oil (health food store) which thickens it, did not have any essential oil. When almost cool I used my hand blender, let sit overnight and blended again. I use it for hand soap and it made my dishes shine. Only problem is finding containers. I’m using recycled spice jars and whatever I can find. I don’t want to spend $1.50 for plastic with pump tops for a product that cost me $2 per gal. I use half/half vinegar & hydrogen peroxide to clean my sink & counters since I feed my dogs raw chicken. Thanks for the recipies and tips. I’m going to make the clothes washing detergent next. Check “Chronic Health Effects” section of the National Institutes of Health’s MSDS for Fels-Naptha dangers. I’ll stick with Ivory.
March 1st, 2010 at 8:01 am
Stacy how much grated soap did u use for the gallon of water? Did you try the dollar store for containers? They usually have that kind of stuff in ours, just a thought or a milk jug…
March 10th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
I’ve seen a recipe for dishwasher detergent that is A & H washing soda, Borax, kosher salt and citric acid. Has anyone tried this? I believe the citric acid is used to eliminate the white/cloudy residue. They also suggest vinegar for the rinse agent.
I’d just like a little feedback if anyone has used these four ingredients together.