I've never made my own detergent. Did you heat it at all? Or maybe the weather was too humid.

Bengardening,
Did the top few inches get thick? That's all that really gels...the top.
I stir the whole thing to break it up, and it's like set Jello, before it gets firm.

Even if it didn't gel, it will still absolutely work. One other person wrote to me (in my city) wondering if it would work, and hers didn't gel either. But the next batch did.

When I made detergent I made the dry powdered kind, no problems. The recipes are on the site,(non-foods) just click.

ty jasdip. NO it never gelled at all, but now i think i didnt have my water hot enough so we are bringing it to a boilon the stove to see if it w2ill work, but I am glad to see that it will work either way. Thank You again,

TY Joann I used the recipe from there but moine never gelled so I was wondering what I did wrong. After I reheated it it did gel. I love the recipe site that you made and it is so easy to use. I use it quite often. Thank You again.

It took about 12 hours of sitting for mine to gel. Stirred it up really well and it was ready.
Otherwise I don't know.

It has to sit overnight (or all day) in order to gel...

Which ingredient causes it to gel? Sometimes mine gels, sometimes not; just wondering.