I would like to try the powdered recipe but would like to use vinegar and borax. Is there a way to combine the 2 powdered recipes # 9 and #10?
Reply • Grace says: December 23, 2010 at 12:51 pm My friend turned me on to making laundry soap from home and suggested Recipe #1 from this here website, which I have been making for 6 months (made about 4 batches in that time). I made a new batch of laundry soap today. My last batch was the PITS, and I figured out why. Last time (and for the first time) I had added the 2 gallons of water as HOT water instead of cold, thinking this would help to liquefy it all better – WRONG! This caused a very SOLID glob at the top. I understand the soap separates and there will be a white thick layer of small chunks at the top but never before did it become one solid chunk! It was awful. So, this time I used cold water (purified and ionized small water to be exact! My dad bought me a water system for Christmas and I love it!) and for the first time I used a wire whisk instead of a spoon, whisking the heck out of it, AND I added in to the batch 1 1/2 cups of white distilled vinegar, just because I saw
