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Laundry Soap

Notes:
How to Make Liquid Laundry Soap (Original recipe from Mommypotumus and Wellness Mama)
  1. Grate one bar of soap with cheese grater or food processor.
  2. Put grated soap in pan with 2 quarts water and gradually heat, stirring constantly until soap is completely dissolved.
  3. Put 4.5 gallons of really hot tap water in a 5-gallon bucket (available for free in bakeries at grocery stores, just ask them) and stir in 2 cups of borax and 2 cups of Washing Soda until completely dissolved.
  4. Pour soap mixture from pan into 5-gallon bucket. Stir well.
  5. Cover and leave overnight.
  6. Shake or stir until smooth and pour into gallon jugs or other containers.
  7. Use 1/2 to 1 cup per load. Use 1/4 cup for he machines
  • Created:07/11/2020
  • Last Updated:28/12/2020
  • Views:98

Recipe Totals

Liquid Required12.53 oz355.18 g
NaOH Weight at 99 % Purity 6.26 oz 177.59 g
Oil Weight24 oz680.39 g
Super Fat1 %
Total Batch Weight46.39 oz1315.01 g
Lye Concentration33.33 %
Liquid : Lye Ratio2:1
Saturated : Unsaturated72:28

Recipe Properties

Property%Recommended
Bubbly Lather6814 - 46
Cleansing6112 - 22
Condition1744 - 69
Hardness7229 - 54
Longevity1125 - 50
Creamy Lather1816 - 48
Iodine1641 - 70
Ins245136 - 165

Fatty Acids %

Lauric44
Myristic17
Palmitic8
Stearic3
Ricinoleic7
Oleic7
Linoleic2
Linolenic0

Liquid and NaOH

Liquid Required12.53 oz355.18 g
NaOH Weight at 99 % Purity 6.26 oz 177.59 g

Recipe Oils, Fats and Waxes

Oil%OuncesGrams
Coconut Oil, 76 deg91.6722623.69
Castor Oil8.33256.7
Total10024680.39

Custom Additives

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Citric Acid3.24 oz91.85 g
Salt2 tsp10 g

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Graph: Recipe Properties %

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  • Bubbly
  • Cleansing
  • Condition
  • Hardness
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  • 46
    14
    68
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    12
    61
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    44
    17
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    29
    72
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    25
    11
  • 48
    16
    18
Graph: Recipe Properties %

Graph: Fatty Acids %

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  • Lauric
  • Myristic
  • Palmitic
  • Stearic
  • Ricinoleic
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  • Linolenic
  • 44
  • 17
  • 8
  • 3
  • 7
  • 7
  • 2
  • 0
Graph: Fatty Acids %

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