I am doing it!!

[Dahila]

Love the bubbles. But Some people said you can't use coconut soap for laundry because of too much bubbles.

When you mix it with borax and washing soda, the bubbles dissapear) I have whirlpool very sophisticated front loader and it does not suffer with my home made laundry powder)

 

[Sislea]

I use 1/8 cup as well in my FL HE. I make several pounds at once. I keep a little jug on top the washer and keep my scoop in it. The kids were tracking soap powder all over the laundry room floor before doing it this way. I bought a two pack 1/8 cup scoops at dollar tree last week. Work perfect!

 

[FlybyStardancer]

I use 1/8 cup ( 3 tbsps) of powder in my He machine. It is fine.

Just a little head's up... 1/8 cup is 2 Tbsps. I remember the conversion by 1/4 cup being 4 Tbsp (4 with 4).

 

[Cactuslily]

Sislea, you did a great job! I've never made HP soap or laundry soap. I would love to see your recipe! It's also good to know it can be used in a HE machine. Welcome to " my name is...and I'm a soaping addict"! There could be worse things
Thanks for including the pics

 

[Seawolfe]

Congrats! That looks great. It's easier to grate whe its softer, but it's no harder to grate than a hard cheese even when well cured. I can grate a hard cured old bar on a box grater in about 20 min while watching tv, enough for 4 months I guess.

I've been using 100% CO soap + washing soda + borax in my HE washer for over a year with no issues, in fact it's less gunky than it was wit commercial detergents. I only use 2 Tbsp per load, some times add Oxy, sometimes remember to add vinegar...

This powder is also really handy to travel with. I keep a ziplock bag of powder, a scoop, & a stain stick in my suitcase. Works in all washers so far, and perfect for hand washing, it rinses clean so easily.

 

[Dorymae]

Just a little head's up... 1/8 cup is 2 Tbsps. I remember the conversion by 1/4 cup being 4 Tbsp (4 with 4).

I stand corrected. Thank you

 

[Susie]

1/8 cup is also a coffee scoop(sold at most grocery stores).

 

[biarine]

When you mix it with borax and washing soda, the bubbles dissapear) I have whirlpool very sophisticated front loader and it does not suffer with my home made laundry powder)

Oh thanks because some people in you tube said that you need to use a low sud soap.

 

[CaraBou]

Your pics got me hot and bothered. Just when I thought I shrugged the monkey!

 

[Sislea]

Here is a photo of the soap after I cut it

 

[Sislea]

So DH is going hunting this weekend. He has one orange hat that he really likes to wear. He wore the hat to work on DD's truck and got grease all over it. So, he called this morning and asked if I would use my newly made CO stick to see if it will get the car grease out. I have it sitting on the counter now with CO rubbed all over it. Gonna give the new stain stick a hard workout. Will let ya know how it goes.

<----------------- yes I had to do it

 

[biarine]

Looks very nice

 

[Sislea]

Thanks everyone. I made a new post with the updated stain stick :-D

 

[JayJay]

Hi all! I am new to soap making and yes I am already addicted. I was just headed down to make my first batch of laundry soap and I am so glad to find this thread.

Questions:
How many parts of washing soda, borax, and/or oxygen do you all use per parts of grated soap?

Has anyone tried adding the other additives (soda etc) to the bar while processing? Or would the lye ruin something?

Does this powder work as well as commercial soap? I am a tide (powder) user currently.

The batch I am about to make will have 100% coconut oil with 0%superfat and scenting with a citrus EO blend. How much EO should I use? I was thinking about 1%. Is that enough?

Any help would be appreciated. I have to make every batch count because DH is already growing weary of my new soap obsession.

 

[Susie]

You can't add soda to the soap while making it because soda is another alkali, and will throw off the formula.

You are using a lye calculator, right? If it is soapcalc.net, just stick with the default 0.5 oz EO/PPO.

 

[JayJay]

Yes I am using soap calc but I read somewhere that citrus EO fades easily. I thought that more citrus may boost the cleansing power. But you are probably right. I shouldn't stray from the default, at least until I know how it will come out.

Thanks for the help!