laundry soap recipe w/liquid castile question-making liquid castile

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I asked this question not too long ago and Chris suggested a recipe.

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, Vicki P <sun613moon wrote:

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

> Thanks

> Vicki

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> susan <ripple95

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

> Re: laundry soap recipe w/liquid castile

question

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>The recipe just said liquid castile so I was going to

>try any kind,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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> of Fels

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

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

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> porch. She

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

rinse

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

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> Bronner's? It

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