Jeannie’s Miracle Laundry Elixir

My wife’s friend Jeannie give us a gallon of her homemade Miracle Laundry Elixir, and like all humans, we really don’t like change and are skeptical of new things so it sat in the laundry room for weeks. 

Periodically I have to wash my drop cloths from work and I noticed the gallon jug sitting there and thought this would be the ultimate test.  Dried stucco and caulk, dust and dirt what could be better?

To my amazement, the drop cloths were cleaner than ever.  The next test would be dirty diapers. Usually when an infant poops in their diaper it leaves a stain and even after washing the only way to get the stain out is to hang the diapers on the clothes line in direct sun.

I hung a load of diapers for Judith the other day and she asked if I put all the really badly stained ones in the front so they would get the most sun? My reply was there was only one stained diaper and it wasn’t stained that bad.  The Miracle Laundry Elixir actually cleaned the stains out of the diapers.

Not only is it easy to make, but it’s also really cheap, only $2.00 for 10 gallons and most of all, it works really well.  The ingredients are easily obtainable at most grocery stores and take practically no time to concoct.

In these tough economic times every little bit helps. Our next family project will be to make our own soap; at this rate we’ll be cloning live stock in no time.

Thanks Jeannie!

Jeannie’s Miracle Laundry Elixir

4 cups hot water
1 bar Fels Naptha - grated
1 cup Washing Soda
1/2 cup Borax

Heat grated Fels Naptha bar in sauce pan with water. Fill 5 gallon bucket half way with hot tap water. Add melted bar soap, Washing Soda and Borax. Stir until dissolved. Fill bucket to top with tap water. Cover and let sit over night.

Before use, transfer to a smaller container and dilute liquid soap with equal parts of water. Shake before use. 1/2 to 3/4 cup per load. You can use full strength (if you never get around to diluting it like me!)

Essential oils may be added if you want.  :)

Shake before each use.