Homemade Laundry Soap Comparison Review

This is the comparison review of homemade laundry soap to a leading store bought brand. See the How-To section for the recipe and instructions.

From my test I think the recipe for the liquid form is a little light on the ingredients. For such a low cost, I am going try another batch when this runs out and see if it will fight stains better with an increase of ingredients. Overall, the soap did great as far getting the clothes clean but not so much on removing stains. Here are the steps I took in my test.

Applying Stains:
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Applying Store Brand (TOP) and Homemade (Bottom):
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15 Minutes Later and After a Warm Water Rinse in the Sink:
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After Being Washed/Dried in Separate Loads With Respective Detergent:
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I think a stain pre-treatment is still needed, but almost with both brands. Overall, I am not going back to store bought laundry soap.

Can't blame you!

Interesting. Thanks for taking the time to set this up and test them head to head. After seeing the results, I can't say that store-bought is any better than homemade.

Thanks.

The store brand did better, but it was also an Oxiclean infused brand. I did not have regular detergent to try. Without the Oxiclean, I would say it would have been dead even.

Nice review/comparison. Thanks.

There are a couple of things you can try on the stains since this is little more than a chemical reaction. Mom never had Oxi Clean and pre-treatments and she still got stains out. She usually started with a scolding for getting the stain in there in the first place but here are some pre-treatments she used.

2 parts hot water
1 part baking soda
1 part hydrogen peroxide

Spot treat stains and soak overnight. Mix only as much as you need for immediate use because it won't store well for a long time.

If that doesn't work then try:

2 quarts water
1/2 cup of ammonia
2 tablespoons of your soap

Spot treat stains and soak overnight. But you can mix a large amount and store in reusable spray bottles. However, don't mix this stain remover with bleach, as ammonia and bleach cause a chemical reaction.

Vinegar is another staple in the laundry. The more difficult the stain the stronger the vinegar but try 1/3 vinegar to 2/3 water. Apply to stain and hang in the sun until dry.

Whatever you use to pre-treat just use your soap when you wash.

The main thing to remember is you are exchanging convenience in terms of time. The old pre-treatments took time to work while today's miracle stuff takes only a few minutes.

Hope that helps.

Great review and Thanks for the legwork. One thing also is make sure you scrub the stain a little, comm brands work better then too. For grease stains (oil, and axle) I soak the stain in Coke overnight to 48hrs depending. The stain comes out after the wash. Wife got tired of taking care of it and made me handle it in a bucket before destroying her washer.

Thanks for all the great info!

I didn't really try to work the stains out at all. I just wanted to see what the laundry soap would do itself with any help. I really think the store brand did better because it is the Oxiclean type and you can see the pre-treat made a difference on the store brand but did not on the homemade. Those stains are pretty extreme to what I would say average stains are. I will try the stain remover recipes and see how it works.

Apparently the Fels Naptha can be used straight as a stain remover also. I have not tried it yet.

If you can't get the stain out, there is always Rit Dye.

The stain will determine the stain remover necessary.
This is why laundry detergents fail to clean all because some stains won't come out with a simple detergent or even oxy-infused-super-annihilating detergent.

Good ole fashion homebrews work just as well.
Pre-treating is key in any sense.

Ammonia
Lemon Juice
Peroxide
Vinegar
Dawn (or other grease fighting soap)
WD-40
Gasoline
Baking Soda

All of these help treat stains, but don't mix them altogether.
WD-40 works great for grease stains, and I had to use some last night to get out a heavy grease stain on my jeans. Follow it up with a little soap and water, then wash in washer with your homemade detergent or store brand.

How much soap per load?

Hey Back to basics, who are you typing to??

The original post

I have been using it with a standard cap full from a commercial bottle. I would say it is about a half cup. My washer has a pre-treat spot, so I do add a little extra there if the clothes need it. I do not have any complaints to date and still have about a gallon of detergent to use.

Thanks for all the info

Might have to try this. I know back when I was a kid(not as far back as Rick) ;>) my mom used vinegar alot on stains. It worked pretty good as I remember. Especially on grass stains not sure about grease and oil.

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