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Nifty Thrifty:  Yet another version of homemade laundry soap?  |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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 Posted - Jun 10 2012 : 08:37:31 AM
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Thanks, Linda. That's what I've been using, too. Maybe someday I'll have a food processor to make this periodic task easier and quicker, but meanwhile I can pretend I'm workin' on my Michele Obama arms :)
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jollyquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
WV
USA
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ptroupe
True Blue Farmgirl
1752 Posts
Portia
Johnson City
NY
USA
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Posted - Jun 20 2012 : 6:56:08 PM
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I use the same recipe as Nancy and really like it. I grate the Fels Naptha on a hand-held grater. I also melt my soap in some of the hot water--in the microwace. Works great! I am going to try that softener recipe. By the way, I pour my liquid detergent in an old laundry soap bottle and use the cap to measure the home-made detergent.
Portia
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Jackie Ferri
Farmgirl in Training
33 Posts
Jacqueline
Trumbull
CT
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2012 : 8:09:54 PM
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Hi Ladies,
Saw lots of questions about what grater to use. I use a microplane grater. It grates the soap quickly and the soap is like powder (as long as the soap is fairly dry). Then I toss the grater into the dishwasher. I figure any soap left on the grater will help wash the dishes!!LOL! Happy washing!
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SandraM
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
Sandra
Coldwater
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Jul 10 2012 : 08:17:00 AM
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I have a soap question...
can you use the homemade soap in the front load washing machines?
Sandra
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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2012 : 11:31:30 AM
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| Mara, I wear leather (or regular) gardening gloves when I grate my bars of Fels. Use the very fine side of the grater. I know what you mean about the soap being soft. But I can still grate it - I use a kitchen knife to get out the stuck stuff in betweek the grating holes. The gloves tho work wonders. |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2012 : 12:10:09 PM
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| Good idea, Annie. I'll have to get an old box grater. I always used to have one -- don't know why I ever got rid of it. The plain rectangular ones have only the one choice. I'ce also had a look at cheapie food processors at Evil Wal-Rat and wonder if they might be worth it just for projects like this. Would probably break on the first go. *sigh* |
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2970 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Jul 14 2012 : 12:35:22 PM
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| Hey guys, take the soap out of its wrapper & let it dry for a day or 2. Grinds a lot easier. |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2012 : 1:48:55 PM
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| Lisa, we have hideous humidity here in rural Virginia, and my laundry room is a former porch, poorly insulated by former occupants who did slipshod work that I've not yet been able to redo. Nothing ever dries out! I've tried. The best I did was create a bar of Fels that I leave open and use just for stain treatment (works great, by the way). |
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nancypo
True Blue Farmgirl
362 Posts
nancy
boise
idaho
USA
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Asylum Farm
Farmgirl at Heart
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Shel
Juneau
WI
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2012 : 07:44:25 AM
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I use Fels, Borax and washing soda as a dry mix. You only need to use a very small amount of it to get clothes clean. Right before washing I add a couple drops of Aura Cacia Medievil Mix essential oil. Then a vinegar rinse. Much cheaper in the long run and the clothes smell great.
Shel
Asylum Farm Sheep & Poultry
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
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Posted - Oct 12 2012 : 01:19:18 AM
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Thanks for sharing all your ideas. IT is very helpful to read them.
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jenne.f
True Blue Farmgirl
643 Posts
Jenne
Wagontown
PA
USA
643 Posts |
Posted - Oct 21 2012 : 04:13:56 AM
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Yesterday I made my first homemade laundry soap in a used detergent bottle. This morning it is fairly solid. Even with shaking, only a little of the soap would pour out. What did I do wrong? On the plus side, what I spilled while pouring shined up my old stainless steel sink very nicely.
Thanks for the advice.
Jenne
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Katlady93
True Blue Farmgirl
361 Posts
Charlotte
Denmark
SC
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2012 : 10:02:50 AM
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i may have missed this in reading through here, but is there a homemade dish soap that anyone has tried?
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jollyquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
WV
USA
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Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 12:23:40 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by jenne.f
Yesterday I made my first homemade laundry soap in a used detergent bottle. This morning it is fairly solid. Even with shaking, only a little of the soap would pour out. What did I do wrong? On the plus side, what I spilled while pouring shined up my old stainless steel sink very nicely.
Thanks for the advice.
Jenne
I might have missed this but do I understand that you mixed it and placed in "one" detergent bottle? If this is the case then I would say you need to add much more water to it. My recipe makes 10 gallon at one time. I only add water to make 5 gallons and then use half the amount in the load.
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl
1874 Posts
Linda
Kansas
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Posted - Nov 12 2012 : 1:15:45 PM
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Made my first batch of the liquid version laundry soap this past spring. It's just myself and my daughter sharing an apt so we still have a large container left even!
Cost about $5-$6 for the batch and it's lasted months on end. Very pleased and will never go back to stir bought again!
Next batch I think I will add a drop of essential oil for fragrance tho.....maybe lavender?
Farmgirl hugs,
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Yet another version of homemade laundry soap?
