If you’ve made a mason jar soap pump for your bathroom, perhaps you’re looking for something interesting to put in it? I’ve spent a lot of time ridding my house of as many harsh chemical cleaners as I can and one of my favorite DIY cleaning items is homemade laundry soap, just the thing for a pump jar!
Things you’ll need:
1-cup borax
1-cup washing soda (not baking soda)
Bar of soap
2-cups Water
Food Processor or grater
Pot or pan
Mason dispenser jar or dispenser pump kit and mason jar
Immersion blender
Things to do:
1. Grate the bar of soap finely in the food processor or with the grater. Melt the soap gently in the pot of water.
2. Remove the pot from heat and add in the borax and washing soda. Stir until dissolved.
3. Pour enough of the soap mixture into each of your jars until they are 1/4 full. Add enough water to fill each jar to be about 3/4 full.
4. Allow the mixture to sit up for a few hours. It will separate as it hardens, but that’s ok.
5. Use your emersion blender to emulsify the mixture. Once it’s blended, it will stay slightly fluffy and gel like. If it’s too thick, add a little more water to thin it, blending to evenly disperse the liquid.
6. Add your pump top and a label to your jar. Use two to three pumps of soap per load.
