I to have been using this and its great...there is a girl who makes this and sells it to the Health food store for $20 for a 5 gallon pail..she is really making some money...lol

What a great idea, must try it. thank you.

I make this using Ivory, so littlehud, you could find a fragrance free soap to use.

I, too, have been using this recipe, using water to make 2 gallons at a time. I am impressed with the results and that it only costs about 1-2 cents per load. I found that the more finely you grate the Fels Naphtha, the smoother the finished soap solution. I dedicate an old pot to use just for soap-making, so my soup doesn't taste like soap!

Thanks for this recipe. I'm going to try it. I've made lye soap before and really love it, but it's sort of hard to make, and sort of dangerous, if you spill or splash any of the lye on you. This sounds great, though.

I've done this also. I might add that I had to go to our local recycle facility and recycled some extra empty plastic laundry bottles as this makes ALOT!!!!!
If you want scent, you can add a small bottle of the scents (by the candles at Wal-Mart) as you are doing the final stir.
Melinda

I've been using this recipe too, and it does work great. So nice not to lug heavy soap containers home from the store. I just save my empty milk jugs.

So, are you all saying that any bar of soap will do if I can't find the fels naptha (spelling) ????????????????? I don't think I've ever heard of that brand before. Please let me know, I'm giving this a try. I have said for years that all we are washing out of the clothes now days is the odors or smells.

I think the Fels Naphtha soap is, by itself, meant to be a laundry soap. It's been around forever. It's been used for years for laundry and even to help prevent poison oak outbreaks. I think you may use any bar soap, but Ivory is the brand I've seen most used. I've also heard Zote as another popular choice, but have never found it locally. I know one can buy in online.

You can ususally find the Fels Naptha in the laundry section. If you can't find that my recipe says you can use Dove, but use the whole bar instead of 1/3 of it. As someone else suggested you could use a bar of Ivory.