RE: laundry soap recipe w/liquid castile question

[Guest guest]

A few months back there was a conversation going on about laundry soap

recipes. It seemed most were using bar soap and grating it up. I

just came across a recipe that called for using liquid castile- 1/2 c.

liquid castile, 1/2 c. washing soda and 1/2 c. borax all mixed

together, hot water added to fill a container and let it sit

overnight. I was wondering if anyone ever started a recipe with

liquid soap as opposed to a bar or powdered soap-just wondering how

well it comes out before I give it a try. Susan

 

[Dave:] I’m sure this would work. The thing about grating up a bar of Fels

Naptha is, that soap is specially made for laundry. I can remember my

grandmother’s open-top ringer washer. She kept it on the back porch. She

would simply toss the bar into the wash and fish it out before the rinse

cycle. When you refer to liquid castile, are you meaning Dr. Bronner’s? It

works fine for laundry, but it’s not a castile.

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

The recipe just said liquid castile so I was going to try any kind,

Dr. Bonners since I can get some right at the store or maybe try a

true liquid castile from one of the soapmakers here. Would there be

any difference in the end result as far as my laundry is concerned? I

know you've explained the difference in the " castile " soaps to me

before and I'd like to try a good castile for myself but since this is

for laundry and not personal use I'd hate for my clothes to have a

nicer soap than me if any kind would work well! Susan

 

 

> A few months back there was a conversation going on about laundry soap

> recipes. It seemed most were using bar soap and grating it up. I

> just came across a recipe that called for using liquid castile- 1/2 c.

> liquid castile, 1/2 c. washing soda and 1/2 c. borax all mixed

> together, hot water added to fill a container and let it sit

> overnight. I was wondering if anyone ever started a recipe with

> liquid soap as opposed to a bar or powdered soap-just wondering how

> well it comes out before I give it a try. Susan

>

> [Dave:] I'm sure this would work. The thing about grating up a bar

of Fels

> Naptha is, that soap is specially made for laundry. I can remember my

> grandmother's open-top ringer washer. She kept it on the back

porch. She

> would simply toss the bar into the wash and fish it out before the rinse

> cycle. When you refer to liquid castile, are you meaning Dr.

Bronner's? It

> works fine for laundry, but it's not a castile.

>

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[Guest guest]

Does anyone have a good recipe to make liquid castile soap?

Thanks

Vicki

 

 

susan <ripple95

 

Monday, January 15, 2007 11:31:10 AM

Re: laundry soap recipe w/liquid castile question

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The recipe just said liquid castile so I was going to try any kind,

 

Dr. Bonners since I can get some right at the store or maybe try a

 

true liquid castile from one of the soapmakers here. Would there be

 

any difference in the end result as far as my laundry is concerned? I

 

know you've explained the difference in the " castile " soaps to me

 

before and I'd like to try a good castile for myself but since this is

 

for laundry and not personal use I'd hate for my clothes to have a

 

nicer soap than me if any kind would work well! Susan

 

 

 

> A few months back there was a conversation going on about laundry soap

 

> recipes. It seemed most were using bar soap and grating it up. I

 

> just came across a recipe that called for using liquid castile- 1/2 c.

 

> liquid castile, 1/2 c. washing soda and 1/2 c. borax all mixed

 

> together, hot water added to fill a container and let it sit

 

> overnight. I was wondering if anyone ever started a recipe with

 

> liquid soap as opposed to a bar or powdered soap-just wondering how

 

> well it comes out before I give it a try. Susan

 

>

 

> [Dave:] I'm sure this would work. The thing about grating up a bar

 

of Fels

 

> Naptha is, that soap is specially made for laundry. I can remember my

 

> grandmother' s open-top ringer washer. She kept it on the back

 

porch. She

 

> would simply toss the bar into the wash and fish it out before the rinse

 

> cycle. When you refer to liquid castile, are you meaning Dr.

 

Bronner's? It

 

> works fine for laundry, but it's not a castile.

 

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[Guest guest]

I already use vinegar in place of fabric softener and add baking

soda/washing soda or borax to the laundry so this should keep any soap

scum problems at bay? Susan

 

 

 

, " David Lambert " <dlmbrt wrote:

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> The recipe just said liquid castile so I was going to try any kind,

> Dr. Bonners since I can get some right at the store or maybe try a

> true liquid castile from one of the soapmakers here. Would there be

> any difference in the end result as far as my laundry is concerned? I

> know you've explained the difference in the " castile " soaps to me

> before and I'd like to try a good castile for myself but since this is

> for laundry and not personal use I'd hate for my clothes to have a

> nicer soap than me if any kind would work well! Susan

>

> [Dave:] You're right about wasting a better soap than necessary on your

> laundry. Depending on your water, you may find that soaps don't

rinse as

> clean as detergents. To me that is not a reason to use petroleum-based

> detergents with their allergens and carcinogens, but it means you'll

have to

> use vinegar in your rinse cycle. It seems that these days many people

> prefer liquid soaps to powders or bars – why, I'm not sure. Liquids

require

> preservatives. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I like to keep it

simple,

> which is why I use powders and bars. HTH.

>

[Guest guest]

I already use vinegar in place of fabric softener and add baking

soda/washing soda or borax to the laundry so this should keep any soap

scum problems at bay? Susan

 

[Dave:] I believe so, yes.

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Thank you, as always, for the advice. Susan

 

 

, " David Lambert " <dlmbrt wrote:

>

> I already use vinegar in place of fabric softener and add baking

> soda/washing soda or borax to the laundry so this should keep any soap

> scum problems at bay? Susan

>

> [Dave:] I believe so, yes.

[Guest guest]

, " susan " <ripple95 wrote:

>

> A few months back there was a conversation going on about laundry

soap

> recipes. It seemed most were using bar soap and grating it up. I

> just came across a recipe that called for using liquid castile-

 

Hi Susan. I have made liquid Castile soap (pure olive oil) for a

baby wash or for very sensitive skins. Since its pure olive oil it

doesn't lather fantastically (nor should it, that's not the quality

you're looking for in a castile soap). I tried it in the wash

(laundry) but the high superfat presence as well as the presence of

unsaponifiables made the washing smell like rancid oil after a few

days. Even after drying in the sunshine!

I then made a 100% coconut oil liquid soap at with no superfatting

factor and mixed that down with borax and washing soda. Worked

perfectly for me and had no residual smell to it at all. I like the

idea of vinegar in the rinse instead of softener to get rid of the

scum.

To make a pure liquid castile soap, just run 100% olive oil through

they lye calculator at 0 (zero) superfat and look at the KOH factor.

Nadine (hoping that helps)?

[Guest guest]

Any info I can get is welcome as I am new to all of this and don't

understand much about the difference in soaps or how their ingredients

interact or react. Thanks, Susan

 

> Hi Susan. I have made liquid Castile soap (pure olive oil) for a

> baby wash or for very sensitive skins. Since its pure olive oil it

> doesn't lather fantastically (nor should it, that's not the quality

> you're looking for in a castile soap). I tried it in the wash

> (laundry) but the high superfat presence as well as the presence of

> unsaponifiables made the washing smell like rancid oil after a few

> days. Even after drying in the sunshine!

> I then made a 100% coconut oil liquid soap at with no superfatting

> factor and mixed that down with borax and washing soda. Worked

> perfectly for me and had no residual smell to it at all. I like the

> idea of vinegar in the rinse instead of softener to get rid of the

> scum.

> To make a pure liquid castile soap, just run 100% olive oil through

> they lye calculator at 0 (zero) superfat and look at the KOH factor.

> Nadine (hoping that helps)?

>

[Guest guest]

Afternoon all,

 

I use scraps, DOS soaps and anything else I want to get rid of to make my

laundry or dishwashing soap. For Laundry I use about 2 kilos of soap scraps,

375 grms of Washing soda and the same of bicarbonate of soda plus about 10-20

grms of caustic soda (this is because my soaps are 5% superfat and I need a

balance. With each load I add vinegar into the 'conditioning cycle'. I don't

add fragrance.

 

I make this blend up in a 20 litre drum and add as much water as I want. I

use about a cup or less per full load.

 

For dishwashing I just put a DOS or other bar of soap in a glass jar and let

the water run over it until I have the amount of soap solution I want.

 

Easy enough.

 

 

 

Regards

Merinda

 

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