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Laundry Soap
Posted by NM Stephanie
1 5.5 oz bar Fels Naptha Soap (Other brands will do.)
1 cup washing soda (more if you have hard water)
1 cup Borax
Grate the soap and mix it with 4 cups of water in a pan and stir over low heat until melted. Do not boil. Pour into a 5 gallon container and add 3 gallons of hot tap water. Stir until dissolved then add the washing soda and borax. Mix until dissolved. Leave overnight until set as a gel. Stir before using. Use 3/4 of a cup for regular load and a bit more for large loads. Use 3/8 of a cup for front loading machines. This does not suds, so you will not see bubbles in your wash.
Laundry Soap #2
Posted by Sheril
One bar Lever 2000
1 cup powdered borax
1 cup washing soda
4 1/2 gallons of hot water
Grate soap. Put a small amount of water in a pan. Stir until the soap is melted.
Stain Remover Tips
Soak mystery-stained clothes in Biz for twelve to twenty-four hours. -- Dawn
Use liquid Clorox 2 and liquid Dreft mixed in equal parts. Spray on to the stain, rub, and let it absorb. -- Kara
Mix 1 cup Clorox 2, 1 cup dishwasher detergent, and hot water. Let clothes soak for at least twelve hours. Do NOT use dishwasher detergent with bright clothes. It will fade them. -- Martha R.
Eczema Lotion
Posted by Mary Leggewie
Add equal parts of pure glycerine (available at all drug stores); either rose water or plain water; and 1 oz. of any lotion that does not list mineral oil as its first ingredient.
Face Paint
1 tsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. water
1/2 tsp. cold cream
2 drops food coloring
In a small mixing bowl, combine all ingredients, mix well.
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