hennypenny9
Lovin' The Homestead
I'm looking for a cold process soap recipe for laundry soap. Ideally it would be a stand alone soap, meaning, no adding anything else. I keep finding cp soaps which I would have to add Borax and Washing Soda to. Can I add them at trace so that it's all done in one shot? Is lard soap the only way to go? Can I use a 100% Castille soap, or will this leave a residue? Is there a way to only use a homemade soap without the Washing Soda and Borax?? I have found 100% lard soaps with no super-fat, but that's about it.
My goal is to buy the least amount of "stuff". I will have olive oil, and lye, etc, around the house, but I would continually have to buy the Borax specifically for laundry soap, as I don't use it other than that. I never have lard (or tallow) on hand, so I would have to buy it. I would, though, if it's worth it. But as for the Washing Soda and Borax, I have nothing against them except that I would like to be able to do without them. Maybe a recipe that includes Baking Soda, since I always have that. (But that's stretching it, I know)
I know I sound totally bizarre and OCD, but if I can (and enjoy) making soap from scratch, why not laundry soap? I am using the Fels Naptha/Borax/Washing Soda recipe right now, and it's fine. I'm sure some of you out there make your own totally from scratch so tell me how!
My goal is to buy the least amount of "stuff". I will have olive oil, and lye, etc, around the house, but I would continually have to buy the Borax specifically for laundry soap, as I don't use it other than that. I never have lard (or tallow) on hand, so I would have to buy it. I would, though, if it's worth it. But as for the Washing Soda and Borax, I have nothing against them except that I would like to be able to do without them. Maybe a recipe that includes Baking Soda, since I always have that. (But that's stretching it, I know)
I know I sound totally bizarre and OCD, but if I can (and enjoy) making soap from scratch, why not laundry soap? I am using the Fels Naptha/Borax/Washing Soda recipe right now, and it's fine. I'm sure some of you out there make your own totally from scratch so tell me how!
