What do you mean by "cream laundry soap"?
Natural Laundry Soap (no shredding)
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What do you mean by "cream laundry soap"?
AngelMomma
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I was referring to the recipe posted in the OP.
OK I guess I lost my mind for a little while!:?
Such a tempting straight line but I will resist.
I remember NancyRogers mentioning using old towels to wipe out her bowls, etc and then throwing them in the wash. I thought it was a good idea but I was concerned about unsaponified oils remaining in clothes. Of course, I don't make enough soap where this might be an issue.
dagmar88
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Such a tempting straight line but I will resist.
I remember NancyRogers mentioning using old towels to wipe out her bowls, etc and then throwing them in the wash. I thought it was a good idea but I was concerned about unsaponified oils remaining in clothes. Of course, I don't make enough soap where this might be an issue.
I don't know if it has a specific name in English, but we call it "fatty lice" or "laundry lice".
It's not lice, but a build up from scum and oils in the washer where bacteria thrive. It makes your washed clothes smell very yucky.
Maybe it's less of a problem with top loaders?
Anyway, I'd try using as little soap or detergent as possible and run a hot cycle after washing those towels with superfatted soap on them.
Thanks for the pic! That doesn't look very nice. I think I'll stick with my usual method of letting the soap saponify in the bowl and on the spatula. Then I scrape the soap off into a container for scraps and use to fill a soap saver bag. I just use an organza bag for mine.
Such a tempting straight line but I will resist.
I remember NancyRogers mentioning using old towels to wipe out her bowls, etc and then throwing them in the wash. I thought it was a good idea but I was concerned about unsaponified oils remaining in clothes. Of course, I don't make enough soap where this might be an issue.
Go ahead Hazel I can take it!:-D
And as for the unsaponified oils I didn't think that far ahead? So you think I should wait a day or so?
I hadn't read Dagmar's reply yet . That's totally yuck! So me are you saying that's from washing the towels after clean up or from using this laundry soap? I have a front loader HE?
dagmar88
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No, just from natural skin oils, excess detergent/soap and washing on lower temperatures often. I do my clean up like Hazel does.
I do think a larger quantity of oils would improve the chance of this slush forming in your machine if you don't run hot cycles regularly.
Had it once and hope I'll never have it again, so I decided to wash all my bed linen, (hand)towels, cleaning rags and animal beds at 194F (whites setting?), switched to laundry powder instead of liquid detergent and drastically cut back on the amount.
Washing at lower temps is a little more economical, but leaves a lot of bacteria like e-coli intact, or even enhances growth.
Yes, I know you can because you have a great sense of humor and would know I was just teasing you. But someone else might read my comment, not realize I was joking and think "Wow! Rude people on this forum".
I don't remember if I mentioned this before but I always put vinegar with a little peppermint EO into the softener dispenser. I really don't know if this helps but I haven't had problems with scum build-up. Then again, I make my laundry soap with a lye excess and I don't use it for every load. I also only use warm water for washing.
I made the recipe according to Gekko's metric measurements using the CO. I'm an aussie too. Thanks Mike for the original recipe. The only change I made to Gekko's was to use KOH for the lye at the same qty because I didn't have any Sodium Hydroxide left. I prefer a true laundry liquid in my HE Front Loader, so this might dissolve better if some people are having trouble getting it to dissolve in their washer? It has taken the 3 days to fully saponify whisking or SB'ing several times a day, looks similar to the photos but is a bit runnier.
I also used Eucalyptus, Orange and Lemon Myrtle Essential Oils as they inhibit bacteria and smell fresh.
I also used Eucalyptus, Orange and Lemon Myrtle Essential Oils as they inhibit bacteria and smell fresh.
That is odd. I'll contact him and ask what happened. I'll send you a copy of the recipe so you can get started if you want. I use a variation of gekko62's recipe. Just scroll down a little and you'll see it.
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=4479&page=2
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=4479&page=2
Yes, I also see that Mike removed several of his posts today. I'm bummed ... he's got some really neat ideas and it's sad that his contributions are now gone.
The basic info is summarized in Posts 15, 70, and 128, in case someone wants to get the original gist of this thread.
The basic info is summarized in Posts 15, 70, and 128, in case someone wants to get the original gist of this thread.
Dahila
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I can not find Mike's receipie for laundry soap:roll:
It's gone, for some reason. But you might try sending him a PM .
Dahila
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soap_rat I went from page one to the end there is not recipe for the soap. It is gone. Mike edited his post some time ago and is gone. Pepsi girl I send him pm and hopefully he will answer. Thank you so much for answering:razz:
Dahlia -- Mike can delete his OWN posts, but he cannot delete or alter other people's posts. Look at post 128 -- Mike's original recipe is there. Video of the process in post 70. A metric (gram) version using coconut oil rather than lard in Post 15.
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Dahila
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DeeAnna thank you so much, without you I would not find it. Copied and saved and I will read again the thread, it does not seem difficult on video Thank you again,
Thank you again, 
