I have recently found out that Fels Naptha is made from petro-chemicals. I have also found Zote Soap as a great alternative. It can be used the same way without the nasty chemicals. Fels Naptha has toxic properties long term.
You can put Zote in your browser and check it out.
Zote vs. Fels Naptha? Anyone have any comments? I need to make more laundry soap and am contemplating using Zote instead of Fels. Just wondering what everyone else thinks.
This is disappointing about Fels Naptha after all the talk about it. I know my great grandmother had used it. It is getting harder to find things without petroleum in it.
I've also heard you can use just ivory. I made a batch a few months ago with fels, as I was unaware of the petroleum-I'm wondering if ivory would be better, if you can't find zote? I'd like to buy a castile soap off etsy, but, it's so expensive vs. buying dial, zote, or fels.
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts
Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 06:34:26 AM
i have a recipe in my book for laundry soap. its a cold process. you add borax baking soda etc. like you all do. then you add lye and process to trace. when cured you grate it. it works great. you can add more borax etc. after you grate your bar. those that make soap already this works. just a thought. sherrye
Fels Naptha
Posted - Apr 14 2010 : 08:03:06 AM
I'll keep you all posted on that one - my girls & I are going to test it out in a few weeks.
