Or just shake your jugBettacreek said:I just wanted to add something here... I'm not sure if it's been covered or not, but since I don't see it online much, I just wanted to add that if your laundry detergent separates, all that you need to do is re-cook everything and it'll come out like it's supposed to.
So, if I get the soap at the top (which I have), I could pour it all into a large pot on the stove and re-cook it? By the time it does this, I've already added all of the water I'm going to until it goes in the wash. So, it's a considerably larger volume than it was when I first made it.Bettacreek said:I just wanted to add something here... I'm not sure if it's been covered or not, but since I don't see it online much, I just wanted to add that if your laundry detergent separates, all that you need to do is re-cook everything and it'll come out like it's supposed to.
I've also learned that if you recook it and all that good stuff, do NOT use a stick blender once it's cooled, because it'll just cause it to separate again, then you'll have to cook it a third time... Ask me how I know, lol.
As for potassium hydroxide, the whole thing just irritates me. Everyone says that you should only use KoH for liquid soaps, but it's just not true. I've used my NaOH for liquid soaps without issues. MANY people who say to use KOH tell you to add salt later to thicken it up... Why? Why use the more expensive KOH to make soap, then "render" it into a NaOH soap?! Just start out with the NaOH and go from there.
Yup.BlueMountain said:
The problem with dry blends is that they tend to seperate on their own. even if well blended at your stand by the time the customer drives home with it and carries it to the washing machine the first scoop out is going to be richer in soap than the last scoop will be because soap is light and will tend to 'float' to the top of the blend either chunks or grated. I don't expect you to beleive me on this but it is true.~gdSmokin Silkies said:
Yep washing soda is a base vinegar is a acid when mined together they tend to neutralize each other. I am not a huge fan of vinegar but if you want to use it add it to the rinse only, there it might remove some of the soap scum that is turinig your laundry dingy or yellow.~gdLaureli said:I am having trouble with whites as well. Specifically, stains. Like chocolate and other foods. I also made a batch of homemade soap yesterday and doubled the Fels, borax and washing soda, but not the water. It was in a 5 gallon bucket overnight and it gelled solid all the way to the bottom. I scooped half out into another five gallon bucket, added warm water, used my husband's paint stirrir thingy on the drill and mixed it back together. In a bit, I will put what I can into the six or seven store laundry bottles and be done.
I think I just made soap back in January... but I was nearly out. Maybe, I just use too much as sometimes I try to pretreat the stains by using the soap and then I put the regular amount in. I add a glug of vinegar to the wash water and the rinse water if I make it in time for the rinse. Maybe I should also add the washing soda to the wash (even though it is in the soap) I used to, but thought that it didn't matter. and maybe skip the initial glug of vinegar.
any thoughts.
It works like this patassium salts are more soluble than sodium salts and you are right if you are making a fairly dilute solution both soaps will dislove but the Ksoap will dissolve faster. Often K soaps will not make bars, it depends on the fat being used. In a strong soap solution the Na soap may jell up nicely while the K soap is a nice liquid. For some strange reason people think a thick solution is stronger so salt is added as a thickener{no cleaning ability but it might make the suds last longer. so you are right. ~gdBettacreek said:I just wanted to add something here... I'm not sure if it's been covered or not, but since I don't see it online much, I just wanted to add that if your laundry detergent separates, all that you need to do is re-cook everything and it'll come out like it's supposed to.
I've also learned that if you recook it and all that good stuff, do NOT use a stick blender once it's cooled, because it'll just cause it to separate again, then you'll have to cook it a third time... Ask me how I know, lol.
As for potassium hydroxide, the whole thing just irritates me. Everyone says that you should only use KoH for liquid soaps, but it's just not true. I've used my NaOH for liquid soaps without issues. MANY people who say to use KOH tell you to add salt later to thicken it up... Why? Why use the more expensive KOH to make soap, then "render" it into a NaOH soap?! Just start out with the NaOH and go from there.
