Teach Soap

hi all,
i'm new on here and have been soaping for about two years. i'm looking for a laundry soap bar recipe. it is just for my own home use as is most of my soap. i have been looking online with no luck. thanks everyone for your time.

Well, I am not sure about soap bar for the laundry but there are 3 laundry soap powder (may I say that?) recipes on I had no chance to try it out yet, but it looks super easy.

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I am Lora

Do you mean a bar of soap that you can shred up and make laundry soap with? If so, 100% coconut oil or lard will do the trick.

Or do you mean a bar of soap to treat stains?

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Genny

for shredding to put in a laundry Detergent i want to try. it calls for laundry soap bar, baking soda, washing soda, oxyclean, borax, Purex Crystals Fabric Softener. so i was hoping to make my own laundry bars and that would be one less thing to buy. this detergent is suppose to last up to a year only use 1 to 2 tablespoons to a load of laundry.
thank you for your help

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

That's what I would do. 100% coconut with 0% superfat. I would not add Purex Crystals Fabric Softener, but that's me.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

Ditto on the 100% coconut
I LOVE my cleaning soap
It's really fun to make too, because
I just throw it a lined cardboard box
But.....that's when I practice texured tops
I sit there and play with it like frosting a cake!
(It works well as a stain stick and I have
washed a few dishes with it)

thank you so much for the help. i think i will give the 100% coconut oil a try as so as i get a chance.

Have you thought about or tried the easy-peasy liquid laundry soap that does NOT require shredding/grating a bar? I'm just tossing it out there...because I used to do all that, but to be honest, it took so long and I am so impatient It wasn't working for me...on a personal level...on the actual cleaning things level it was spiffy grand

I use 3tbsp EACH borax and washing soda, 2tbsp ORIGINAL Dawn, 2 quarts HOT water and use about 1/4 to 1/2 per load....EASY PEASY FAST to make and leaves me WAY more time for other stuff (like folding that darn laundry)....I suppose if you wanted to mix and match so to speak and up the ingredients while lowering the water you could easily get something concentrated as well....I just don't bother because it fits perfectly in a 2 liter bottle with "head room" for the bubbles when I mix it up

We have an "HE" washer too...I HATE it...miss my old clunker...but this soap works pretty well in that....no issues with it...

Just tossing a time saving option out there...so you can make other fun soaps with colors and such

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Making soap one loaf at a time - it's better than bread 'cause soap doesn't have calories!

100% coconut oil at 0SF - how long does it need to cure/dry before grating? Or what kind of water discount can be done?
I tried 100% OO bars and 4 weeks later wouldn't shred in processor without clumping together from the moisture still inside.

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~*~ Jennifer ~*~

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

For a laundry soap bar using 100% CO at 0% SF, would it be okay to add some FO? Would the fragrance carry over into the laundry, or would the FO possibly cause stains?

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Sudawn
Better to be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

You can add fragrance to you soap. Lots of people use leftover soap for their laundry and don't have a problem.

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!