Superfat soap question

[Hersheyk19]

Hello- I have a question. I have strictly hard water at home. I’ve read Castile soap (dr Bronners for example) doesn’t go well with hard water and can clog pipes over time. Mama Suds has a non-supperfatted Castile soap that supposedly won’t leave residue. I’m wanting to use the soap for laundry so will Mama Suds not be an issue with hard water or clogging pipes?

 

[DeeAnna]

ALL true lye-based soap will create soap scum if you use it in hard water. You can't get away from that fact; you can only manage it.

Dr Bronner is highly soluble in water because it's high in coconut oil and it is also a potassium-based liquid soap (at least the Dr B I'm familiar with). This type of soap will still form some soap scum, but is not as likely to cause plumbing problems as, say, a soap made with lard or palm. Not sure who has decided exactly the opposite, but that advice doesn't make sense

If you're wanting to use true lye-based soap to wash clothes, you want to use soap that is highly soluble and has a low superfat. In addition to that, you must use a water conditioner, such as washing soda to maintain a high pH in the wash water and also to remove hard water minerals. If you try soap alone, you'll be sorely disappointed.

I have no idea how this Mama Suds product is formulated or what it's supposed to be used for. Dr B isn't formulated for using in a clothes washer. Mama Suds may be okay for laundry but probably isn't suitable for bathing. Like I said before, all soap makes soap scum in hard water -- you can only manage and minimize the scum, you can't prevent it.

 

[Hersheyk19]

ALL true lye-based soap will create soap scum if you use it in hard water. You can't get away from that fact; you can only manage it.

Dr Bronner is highly soluble in water because it's high in coconut oil and it is also a potassium-based liquid soap (at least the Dr B I'm familiar with). This type of soap will still form some soap scum, but is not as likely to cause plumbing problems as, say, a soap made with lard or palm. Not sure who has decided exactly the opposite, but that advice doesn't make sense

If you're wanting to use true lye-based soap to wash clothes, you want to use soap that is highly soluble and has a low superfat. In addition to that, you must use a water conditioner, such as washing soda to maintain a high pH in the wash water and also to remove hard water minerals. If you try soap alone, you'll be sorely disappointed.

I have no idea how this Mama Suds product is formulated or what it's supposed to be used for. Dr B isn't formulated for using in a clothes washer. Mama Suds may be okay for laundry but probably isn't suitable for bathing. Like I said before, all soap makes soap scum in hard water -- you can only manage and minimize the scum, you can't prevent it.

Mama Suds ingredients are:

MamaSuds laundry detergent contains the following ingredients:

• Water
• Potassium olivate, also known as saponified olive oil
• Sodium carbonate
• Sodium borate
• Pure essential oil of lavender, lemon, or unscented

If this isn’t good, do you know of any brands out there with a good laundry soap for hard water?

 

[AliOop]

Olive oil doesn't have a lot of cleansing power, so I wouldn't consider it a good choice for washing clothes. If you want to stick with a soap-based laundry detergent, I'd recommend looking for something that includes coconut oil or palm kernel oil in the ingredient list, like this one. For a non-soap option, the Molly's Suds brand is rated very highly on Amazon.