Freshen Laundry Soap with Scent Crystals
How to use Downy Scent Crystals to Freshen Laundry Soap for a fraction of the cost to buy those bulky bottles and stored in a 5-gallon pail.
Equipment
- Large Pot
- Box Shredder
- 5-gallon Bucket
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 1 cup Borax Detergent Booster
- 1 cup Arm & Hammer Laundry Booster Super Washing Soda
- 5 oz Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar
- 1 cup Downy Unstopables Laundry Scent Crystals
- 5 gallons Water
Instructions
- Shred the bar of Fels-Naptha with a box grater into a large pot on the stove.
- Add 4 cups of water to the Fels-Naptha in the pot and set the temperature to Medium.
- Whisk the solution for 10-minutes or until the Fels-Naptha soap is fully dissolved in the water.
- Fill up half of a 5-gallon bucket with hot water.
- Add 1 cup each of Borax Laundry Detergent Booster and Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda, then whisk well into the bucket.
- Carefully pour the Fels-Naptha water mixture into the 5-gallon bucket, then whisk well.
- Fill the pot that held the water mixture and make sure to get all of the soap, then pour it into the 5-gallon bucket and whisk well.
- Fill the rest of the 5-gallon bucket with hot water, within 1-inch of the rim, then cover the bucket and let it rest for 24-hours.
- After a 24-hours, use an emersion blender to mix the laundry detergent completely as it will be lumpy and not smooth.
- Use a large cup or measuring bowl to scoop and pour the laundry detergent into a small bottle.
- Cover the 5-gallon bucket and then set aside for a different time.
Notes
Each load typically uses 1/3 cup of homemade Liquid Laundry Soap. As the measuring cup was used to fill the bottle, it was then used to add detergent into the washer.
Pro-tip: always rinse the cup in the running water to utilize all of it for the load, then the cup stays clean as well.