Coconut Oil Soap for Laundry - Tutorial

[@krreyem7543]

zote soap is made with coconut oil and palm oil both oils are great for cleaning soaps

[@dinarusso3320]

The white one is safe for sensitive skin, it seems like it's cheaper and less work than making soap?

[@MarysNest]

Hi Vickie, Wow!! You are amazing!! Making this laundry soap was so interesting to watch. And how clever to use that salad chopper to shred it!! That was genius!! I love your cooking videos, but I am really enjoying watching these other areas of homemaking that you are sharing too. You do so many nice things!! Love, Mary ❤️😘❤️

[@VickiesCountryHome]

Thank you Mary! I actually saw the tip to use the salad shooter on a soaping web site, but it is SO much faster and easier! Love you! 💕

[@kristinemac55]

I just made the coconut oil soap for my one year supply of laundry detergent. I water discount and grate it 2 hours after putting it in the mold. The shreds dry out very quickly. Love your videos!!!

[@susandorry6149]

Thank you, I really like your details when you make things.

[@rem3266]

Thanks for the sink drain tip also

[@VickiesCountryHome]

Thank you for watching!

[@karimarebbahawakening5379]

You are very pedagogy My God that's the best soap making video Very precise thank you Did you put it in oven to be cured that quick Just subscribed to your channel Love it and thank you for your help Can I have the link from where you bought the coconut oil in big amount and ship Love 💖

[@WhippoorwillHoller]

Great video on laundry soap, I will have to give this a try, I would think the coconut oil would make the cloths soft! Love ya!

[@VickiesCountryHome]

Thank you Lori! I don't know if it helps or not, but I do like to use vinegar in the rinse, and I know that helps. Love ya too! 💕

[@giselenascimento6157]

I used to use vinegar as laundry softener and then I was introduced to Epson salt as fabric softener. AMAZING. And I buy in bulk with reusable containers! Even better for the environment and clothes feel very soft! Thanks for your recipes. You are awesome Vickie!

[@anajuan8261]

Gisele Nascimento how do you use the Epsom salt as a softener? Do you put some of it in the softener container ?

[@Vintagecomfort]

The "zap test" is fascinating! So, the lye is inactive as soon as 1 hour after blending it with the oils. I've wondered how long it took. When I've told people about making homemade soap they always freak out that "there's lye in it!!!". Thanks, Vickie.

[@VickiesCountryHome]

It depends on the percentage of lye, and what type of soap you are making, along with how you make it. If you hot process soap, you are basically cooking out the lye. Some types of cold process soap also heat up, especially with some additives. Some cold process soaps can actually take a couple of days to completely saponify.

[@dissodatore]

you can let the people who freak out about "homemade soap" having lye, then remind them that their "commercial soap" has lye in it too!

[@fridayokpa2046]

Your technlc is easily understood. I shall be watching your demonstration untill l get more knowledgeble.thankyou.

[@beckydavis2252]

Thank-you for sharing this recipe with us today. Someday I'll have to try soap making. Sounds interesting.

[@VickiesCountryHome]

You are welcome. It's one of those hobbies/crafts that it is easy to become addicted to!

[@beckydavis2252]

Vickie's Country Home I'm sure it is. Have too many projects going is my problem. But, soap making is on my list of things to do.

[@rem3266]

This is the best soap demo I’ve see cause I can see it and nobody has ever explained what trace is.

[@VickiesCountryHome]

Thank you! I was frustrated when I first started soaping, and so many of the videos concentrated on colors and fragrances, not the process. So I enjoy explaining to the best of my ability.

[@susiet2150]

@@VickiesCountryHome your explanation was so clear and methodical.

[@user-bg7td8dl4r]

I love this

[@valcourthouseholdbillsbusi5566]

Nice!

[@grcleve7053]

I ran across your vid a few months ago and the point about sensitive skin caught my attention. I have a granddaughter with sensitive skin so I made this with her in mind. We love this laundry soap with added essential oil, but have unscented for her.😁

[@VickiesCountryHome]

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[@bhs5983]

Please, could you tell me if I can use it for washing machine?

[@giselenascimento6157]

Hi Vickie, I’ve just subscribed to your channel and I’m loving your videos. Thank you so much. I can’t find your recipe for your laundry sauce/butter. Can you send me the link? Thanks again and happy new year!

[@cheekysaver]

I need to make this soon... first I have to get more lye. That stuff goes down fast.

[@VickiesCountryHome]

I will be making a video soon of another type of laundry soap made with this.

[@veganforyou5751]

Is Evert think in onz or grams becáis e in confuse now

[@Amanda-qh4dm]

I have never seen this done before... Amazing stuff you do. I wouldn't have the patience. Do you make body soap too ? Just curious

[@veronicawilliams2612]

Yes I got to make this but I got to be out side but it's cold here I guess when it warm up I be out doors before I put my mini green house out doors for my plants this march my grandson be here and I got two small new born grandsons so hey I need to be careful ..

[@VickiesCountryHome]

Yes, be especially careful with children and pets around!

[@florenceamarteifio1505]

And what of you don't have the still blender

[@hopelovefaith1321]

Hey dear friend 🌸 you are so multi talented Mrs D...well done on this washing powder....I’d luv to make some but haven’t the patience, plus my men come home with their uniforms black with greasy soot from the fires 🔥 they’ve been to , so I really need an extra heavy duty washing powder after presoaking. I bet yours does a great job with everyday clothes...do they smell a bit like coconut? Nice video Vickie 🌸 Ps. Luv your soap cutter, it really makes the cakes look professional!...you won that didn’t you? Xx

[@VickiesCountryHome]

Hey sweet lady! Thank you! I never tried it on anything like that, although Shana gets pretty dirty with yard work and cleaning fireplaces, but nothing like your men! It really doesn't have a coconut smell when made this way, but if you make a bath soap out of it with a very high superfat it does have a little coconut smell. After adding borax and washing soda you don't smell any coconut. And yes, I won that soap cutter. I couldn't justify the cost of it, but I put in $5 in a raffle and won it! It does make the job much easier too!

[@kunjandave5526]

Nmskar 😁🙏🙏 Kunjan p Dave,Gujarat

[@esha9000]

I just got into soap making. I made a shampoo bar the other day and it came out really well and is curing now. Thank you for taking the time to go slowly and explain everything you do. I wonder if anyone has tried this to wash dishes with. I would love to find a soap that would work for dishes. I've tried melting down soaps and adding baking soda and vinegar, etc. I all turned out horrible. I'm 73 and remember my mother using a canister of ivory soap flakes to wash the dishes. This was the same soap she used to wash the clothes. Any thoughts?

[@esha9000]

PS. I have been making my own laundry soap powder for a few years and do use and love the Zote soap. I want to try making this soap and making my detergent with it.

[@VickiesCountryHome]

I made shampoo bars for quite a while using apple cider vinegar. It worked very well! I haven’t tried making dish soap with the coconut oil soap, but I think the key to it would be to shred it, let it dry out thoroughly, then maybe put it through a food processor. You would need fine shreds to dissolve quickly, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Ivory soap is a very basic soap, and probably used something like lard, then whipped a lot of air into it. That’s what makes it float 😄. Less soap for the money!

[@esha9000]

@@VickiesCountryHome Thank you for your reply. I'll give it a try and make a liquid soap from some shredded soap once I make it. In the 'old days' my mother used Ivory Snow. It was a powder. I don't even know if they make it any more. She kept a canister of it at the sink for dishes. Once liquid dish soap became available I don't remember it after that. This was in the early 50's. Long, long ago...but I always remembered it. We all went for convenience and throw away bottles, bags and paper towels after that.

[@diannefrench2918]

Thx Vickie might give this a try..how much do you use per load

[@VickiesCountryHome]

You need to add borax and super washing soda to this to really make a good laundry soap. Here is a link for making a powder laundry soap. I am going to make a video of a more liquid version soon.

[@brighthairnyc9759]

Is their recommended type of lye for making laundry soap?

[@ralucagelei3174]

I heard that it must be 98,99 % pure type of caustic soda

[@VickiesCountryHome]

I use food grade lye, although you can use lye from the hardware store also.

[@renitameares3838]

The coconut oil doesn’t leave a greasy film? Maybe the lye takes care of that?

[@VickiesCountryHome]

Hi Renita, as long as you make this using a 0% superfat, there is no oil left over to settle on your clothes. That is one of the reasons it is so important to go to a soap calculator to check your amounts. Thanks for watching!

[@mssnorg1]

you say you use all 100% coconut oil soap ( sounds great but wouldnt it be really dry for your skin ???

[@VickiesCountryHome]

I don’t find it a problem, because it rinses out.

[@rem3266]

Can you use reverse osmosis water?

[@VickiesCountryHome]

I'm not sure. The main reasons for distilled water are to prevent reactions from metals or chemicals present in the water. I am not familiar with what reverse osmosis filters out, but as long as it is removing those things, you could try it. I just try to use the purest water possible.

[@sphuith]

Hi....newbie soapie here...so please forgive the ignorance...I assume you were attempting cp soap? In which case do we not need to cure it? Can this be used immediately for making laundry soap? Thanks for sharing! And thanks in advance for your reply! Happy 4th!

[@VickiesCountryHome]

There are no bad questions in soaping. Yes, this is cold process, however in this case you will not need the long cure. The cure is for 2 reasons: to allow it to fully saponify (convert lye and oil to soap), and also to dehydrate the water out and become harder. Coconut oil soap with no superfat saponifies very quickly (which is why it volcanoed on me, and didn’t zap my tongue when I tested it), and it also hardens very quickly. That is why it is important to take it out of the mold as soon as practical, and also to shred it. And yes, you can use it as soon as it is shredded to make your laundry soap! Happy Independence Day!

[@donnastormer9652]

If you use ice or 1/2 ice, 1/2 water you will not get the fumes

[@Tinkerbell31326]

I thought soap had to age first

[@VickiesCountryHome]

This would be an exception. Normally you need the lye to finish saponification, and aging to basically dehydrate the soap for a hard bar. In this case the saponification and hardening happens very fast. I also prefer using the shreds for this when they are on the softer side, as they are easier to work with.

[@arseniapadilla1806]

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[@shirleygonzalez4112]

Was nice watching the video until the word LYE came on…NO thank you 😒

[@dinarusso3320]

Sweety, all soap needs lye or it wouldn't clean anything