How To Make English Ivy Laundry Soap - DIY Natural Washing Detergent

English ivy laundry soap!
A natural soap alternative & its free! English ivy contains saponins which is a natural soap the ivy can be easily made into laundry soap & used in your washing machine just like branded detergents but without all the toxic chemicals that harm not only our heath but damage the environment too.
You might of noticed that English ivy grows everywhere! it grows in abundance it's a beautifully natural sustainable way to clean our cloths plus gets us out in the fresh air. English ivy is evergreen that means the leafs are green year round so we can use this technique all year long to clean our cloths save a fortune & most importantly avoid those harsh toxic chemicals that damage our heath & the earth too 🌍💚
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[@jodyrobertson996]

Would this work if we made it into an oil for our own skin?

[@jenniferspring8741]

Want to get your book!

[@karlamartinez7238]

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! 🥰 I've been WANTING a good book about wild edibles as a fun hobby to teach my grown kids and grandkids. Maybe I'll order a book for each of them later too. 😃

[@GingerCunt-y2b]

Can you use on skin?

[@annep.1905]

@@GingerCunt-y2b As long as you have no allergies to English Ivy, yes, you can. You may wish to moisturize afterward.

[@chwastozercyancientslowfoo205]

It's great you promote natural "detergents", orerather cleaning agents. It's trully necessary. I know it's long gone but let me clarify with this small note: it's not juice nor sap, but decoction. It's good to remember that difference, especially for the newbies. Juice and sap have entirely different composistion and activity. Juice would be when expressed from leaves and usually it requires diluting. Sap would be when dropped from straight a trunk - like birch or maple sap or any other tree sap. Concentration in juices & saps is way higher than in this decoction. Anyway, all the best to all and cheers to beautiful ivy!😊💚

[@francesmcgonigle7103]

Soap not sap he said 🧼

[@lindseygrace11LoveAlchemist]

I use it to clean my hair too also shower with it ❤️❤️

[@veronicakartchner5209]

Is it ok for sensitive skin? How is your hair after with it?

[@lindseygrace11LoveAlchemist]

@@veronicakartchner5209 I have sensitive skin and it has not been a problem. My hair is stronger and shiny too. Maybe just try some on your skin first to see if you have a reaction. I e used ivy to shower with too. 🥰

[@ayusklnctans7568]

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[@nyugodtpercek]

Főzetet készítettél belőle?

[@dawnbern2917]

@@veronicakartchner5209 I have super sensitive skin and I am good:-)

[@juststoppingby390]

I just had a memory from childhood. My elderly great grandma saying in the old days we used ivy tea to wash our clothes..... Wow been over 50 years. I have ivy in my garden I cNt wIt to try ot

[@gjfhgkib4512]

English ivy grows invasively in the US, and it's everywhere. Thanks for the tip, I can put it to good use.

[@anniejanecotten7635]

First off, I am an herbalist and love this kind of thing and have never heard of this so am super excited about it. So straightforward as a process. Second, y'all are adorable and I am so glad I found this!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Great to have you join us! You can do the same thing with horse chestnuts too 😁

[@Ponkelina]

@@homeiswhereourheartis The leaves of the horse chestnuts?

[@juliamartin9047]

Yes this is lovely ☺️

[@dianebaseden8746]

@@Ponkelina No the actual conker you break it up and leave it in water to soak

[@lltxfl]

How does one become an herbalist?

[@karlamartinez7238]

What a privilege it is, to watch such a lovely, cheerful, optimistic couple teaching us how to survive in nature!!!❤ THANK YOU! 😊

[@stormydemers2224]

Thank you for this. I have a guinea pig who loves his duvets. I try to go natural with everything when it comes to my piggy. I made small pads from mattress covers and can see when he stains it. I have gone through various soaps and can't find one suitable for him. I use vinegar to help lift stains rather than bleach and it softens his duvets and keeps static down. I live in a very rural community on northern Vancouver Island, BC., Canada and we pay enormous prices for items lije laundry soap. Next laundry day I am trying this. I collected a garbage bag of ivy vines. My yard is full of it. I don't have to start my truck. Whew hoo. Can't wait for laundry day! Omg I need a life! Lol.

[@dawnbern2917]

Thank you so much you two!! I have been using 'Reetha' (aka Indian soap nuts, from the zero waste store) and I just planted a Ceanothus [sapponin] tree in the front yard, but thanks to you, now I know that all that English Ivy in the backyard that I thought I hated can be used also:-) I call my saponin extracts 'washing water' rather than soap, because people expect the extract to look [and be-used] like our traditional fat based soaps. I find these saponin extracts to be very powerful for cleaning, when I use them on dishes they rinse off so easily, so I use less water, and there's never any water spots like regular soaps leave. Also as a laundry washing water, unless I'm washing whites, I don't even use a rinse cycle. Also, UC Berkeley did a study on plant growth and showed that gray water from all commercial detergents, even the so-called gray-water safe ones, will deter plant growth, but our saponin extracts will not negatively affect the growth of plants. So here in Southern California I can use reuse the washing water on my garden!

[@jenniferspring8741]

Wow, thank you for that comment! How are your plants doing now that you’ve had the chance to use it for a while?

[@dawnbern2917]

Everything is greener and healthier than ever! --- we did have a lot of rain this winter. I'm also using the 'Back to Eden' method with the chipper waste as mulch, and I'm sure a lot has to do with that as well. Regarding the washing water, I have gotten rid of most of my synthetics, because I don't want to be adding nanoplastics to my soil. So I'm wearing and washing mostly cotton. Best to you 🌱🍇🍏🌞

[@kakea8403]

Thank you for this comment!

[@donnayounger3922]

Look also at their liquid soap made from conkers or horse chestnuts, depending on what you call them 🌱🌿🍃

[@windysimmons765]

Nice❤❤❤❤, can you show us about natural fabric softener😊😊

[@louannhuber2651]

I can take laundry soap off my list

[@alanrenshaw5497]

Great channel, glad I found it. Now wondering if a natural soap can be made for showering 🚿

[@randomsaltyperson1148]

O! M! G! Cannot BELIEVE I saw this! I was about to get rid of all the English ivy that I grew for years on my house because of getting I'm getting older and didn't want to deal with trimming it back several times a year! Well now it's definitely staying! Thank you for this extremely valuable info! SUBSCRIBED!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

It was your destiny to see it! 😁

[@AlissaSss23]

Great 😊

[@Herbsandspices-p4f]

It always infuriates me when there is just *so* much plastic packaging in laundry soap and all that type of stuff. So this is a perfect replacement! Thank You!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Fab! It's such a great detergent, ❤️✌️

[@jodyrobertson996]

Woah. I didn't even think about that. But I will now

[@janetbishop9066]

I made the laundry soap and it was amazing. I used it on some muddy trousers with a special finish so I couldnt clean them with anything with enzymes in. I wish I could upload the before and after pictures I took. Thanks guys.

[@oneoflokis]

They have a Facebook you could try... 🙂

[@57farrelly]

Ivy used to be made into beer, hence the ivy pole as a symbol outside all old inns.

[@oneoflokis]

That so?! Didn't think you could eat it: not if it contains saponins!

[@anjavredegoor217]

Isn't that a 'hop' leave, humulus lupulus, where beer is made of?

[@elizabethflynn8455]

Going to make this in school with the children. Thank you for posting this. Much appreciated.

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[@SJ-pt8pw]

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[@SJ-pt8pw]

Ignore me, I have now found it 🤣🤣

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Only just seen your comment glad you found it 😁

[@practicalhealer3058]

How much would you put in a full load?

[@sdtancock]

We did this today, with the children in our Permaculture club. So easy and really available ❤️

[@jog1546]

I am planning to do this next week with ours, we don’t have a washing machine at the nature reserve so was wondering if it could be used for anything else? Like washing the dishes for example??

[@brighterstarr]

​@@jog1546someone posted that it's good for washing dishes too. Also as shower wash and hair washing.

[@cathywild1606]

I made some yesterday, didn't sud up the first time so I added more leaves and boiled again, fantastic result. Thank you.

[@debbiecurtis4021]

I'll be making this. My ex has this growing over his fence from his next doir neighbour. I'll forage several hundred leaves today, and make a big batch tomorrow.

[@PleiadianSister]

AMAZING! I am slightly freaking out right now about this! Lucky me I have massive amount of English ivy in my front yard here in western Canada. I guess there can be a benefit to an invasive species. I am crazy crazy allergic to chemicals, and have had a really hard time finding an affordable very natural laundry detergent. Even the “eco friendly” ones give me whole body allergic reactions. Seriously, this is a saving grace. Thank you!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

😁

[@ahh-ti-ana1093]

There are multiple benefits actually. Look up medicinal benefits, you'll be astounded.

[@victoriawhyte5379]

Tis a bummer i live in Wiltshire in countryside yet its no where! Cant wait until spring, maybe I'll find more then

[@ThePinkBinks]

Same.

[@ClownWhisper]

The I've that grows in north America is English??? I thought it was just being passed off as such!!! Interesting!

[@ariel5186]

I love that y'all do this together as equal partners. So beautiful. Love the informative and sweet content. ❤

[@debbiecurtis4021]

I was gardening today. I had to strip English Ivy off a fence. I'll make detergent tomorrow.

[@victoriaroe8977]

WONDERFUL!!!! You could add Lavender or other essential oil like peppermint to it for a lovely fresh scent. Thank you Family!

[@QueenSheba_079]

What a beautiful couple y’all are! Thank you for the wonderful recipe! We can’t wait to try it out! We love y’all with all our heart and soul always and forever! Never stop Believing! Never give up! Love Us! My Son Jesus Christ Our Beautiful Queen Sheba and God Almighty

[@donnabootes7272]

Great video you's are beautiful ❤️

[@ChocolateMelanin]

Well I’m so impressed 😮 After watching yr other video about ivy growing in the forest, I came here to watch this video. I’m going to try it on my laundry 🧺

[@beewinfield]

Brilliant! Im over run with ivy.

[@rachelarundale1060]

Our creator definitely know what we needed in every sense🙌🏻 Thanku for sharing I will be switching to this now!!!

[@lukecourtneay473]

Made the ivy soap today wow ! I also made some and popped essential oils in It smells beautiful thank you soooooo much We love you guys xxxx

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Much love! ✌️😁

[@katnor6294]

How many leaves did you pick and how much does it make? How many loads??

[@maryb9078]

@@katnor6294 They said 60 to a hundred leaves to 3 and half cups of water.

[@dalywildkat]

Which essential oils did u use?

[@hard-truthsbetter-than-swe6543]

how was it?

[@lesleyfairclough8347]

Am off to find ivy all I can say is thank you for this share. I just need to try it now. Why didn't I find this out years ago at nearly £10 for a large washing detergent. I could have saved a fortune going to forage now love you guys xxx❤😂

[@sparrowgarden1401]

Ivy is taking over our back shed. I will love to try this out!

[@janisjaisolis]

Im going to try this right now 🙂....i have English ivy ALL along the fence in the back of our backyard...and i have a large backyard ❤😊

[@mpolanetz]

That is awesome. Thank you. Especially when things are getting tougher out there❤

[@moss5690]

I wanted to thank you again as I've been making and suing this for 3 or 4 months now and it's absolutely wonderful! xx

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

It works perfectly for us too 🙂

[@ashleansmith212]

How does it do with getting the dirt out?

[@ambermartin2931]

So exciting to find this. My house and yard is covered in ivy. I may learn to love this beautiful vine! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@darlenecurrie5818]

I've just stumbled across this channel yesterday and have found a mountain of knowledge here. I've been trying to cut costs where I can so this is very helpful thank you so much for sharing guys 😘💖

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Thank you for joining us ✌️😁

[@mybabies2725]

cool thanks i made it, its cooling right now thanks

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Awesome! Thanks for watching and giving it a go ✌❤

[@juststoppingby390]

Would you consider a video for those of us not living near such rich countryside. If you were planting a garden what would you include.... Number one ivy....

[@s.y.c9456]

Thank you for sharing such knowledge. I hope you can stabilise the camera as it keeps moving that makes me a little uncomfortable causing headache slightly. Ta.

[@nataliemuir1456]

I've started my acorn laundry liquid today, will finish tomorrow and add essential oils.

[@frankadorisfineart3181]

Hi just made my laundry soap, added teatree and ylang-ylang ylang-ylang oils, smells great...can I add substitute Borax, Epsom salts or baking soda? Cheers

[@Michael_G_Sanchez]

God bless yall and unify you more in every day

[@christinedandy7020]

This looks great and so easy to make. Thank you I will definitely try this ☺️

[@larrya7822]

Here at my home in the US (Michigan) we have it trying to take over the whole backyard. I would love to try it, but my wife is very sensitive to plants (allergies).

[@solitaircloud2319]

Doing this now from ny

[@mountain01able]

Beautiful love it ❤

[@lunarose9]

I’m trying this right now, I hope it turns out good! 😊

[@Jujunamjai]

❤ you all so beautiful!!! Thank you for teaching me this!

[@nicholascarey8970]

Thank you guys for existing!!!!

[@fugueine]

Thank you for the information; this makes me grateful for this non-native invasive in my part of the world.

[@jodyrobertson996]

I saw this the other day. Today, I harvested some and currently have it on the boil!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Enjoy !

[@TheFunctionalForce]

Yay!! Ivy grows in TONS where I live and my garden has it in crazy abundance. I’m going to use it to wash my hair and will make it with collected rain water! Except for the heating, it’s 100% free! (Maybe next it’s time to create a fireplace for cooking! 😁)

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Did you see we've released our book now 😁

[@dawnbern2917]

And yes my darling, on a hot summer day you can probably put it on the porch with some reflective foil and just use the sun to make the tea:-) haha, I do that a lot, I live in Southern California and pretty much all year round I can heat up leftovers Etc that way.

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You are now my new favorite channel :)

[@ellenhook2640]

My book arrived today😊

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Awesome !!! Could you please leave us a review on amazon 😁

[@thomasomara7969]

Great stuff👍and not full of all the harsh poisoness chemicals that come in the supermarket brands

[@marionwood3986]

Just gotta try this, well first gotta find some ivy.

[@Trendlespin]

I love watching your videos. love your style, you are like meeting a charming woods elf in the forest.

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Love it 🤣

[@sunnymeb]

Wow 🤩 just wow. I saw a granny on Instagram using a mesh bag full of chopped ivy leaves. I like that you can make it ahead of time - how long does liquid keep?

[@dawnbern2917]

@@sunnymeb if I put the boiled liquid directly into jars, I let them cool put them in the fridge and they'll last for many months:-)

[@nadiamunday8351]

Brewing already! Let us see tomorrow cant wait to try it. I have sooo much ivy growing in me garden. And this is a soaper idea😂😂😂 Thanks darlins! ❤️❤️

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Let us know how it goes 😁✌️

[@jodyrobertson996]

I love this freaking channel. The first video I only saw the gentleman. Now, with the lady, they have a lovely chemistry. I can almost feel the love. Secondly, I love useful knowledge. That is applicable immediately. I would deem this worthy, and I hope to see more useful content like this! You became a channel that I will look for versus only viewing you guys when the algorithm populated your content. ❤🧡

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Thank you Jody 🙂

[@DownToEarthStroud]

Made ivy soap for my Solstice presents this year.

[@user-mn1vz5ew7o]

Just amazing Dane and Stella, thank you 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@xjenchen8142]

thank you :)

[@LindseyBrown-vi3ck]

I love your 'down to earth' videos. (Excuse the pun) I'm currently stewing the ivy leaves in water overnight, and can't wait to use it in the coming weeks. Thanks for all you do.

[@islandgirl7594]

This is a WINNER. Just started making this . Grateful. Watching from Canada

[@murzua5]

Finally a use for this dreadful nuisance!!! I'm going out for some right now!!!

[@justinaturnbough2465]

I can not want

[@nightstormoutdoors6080]

It's only a nuisance to you, but it has its place in nature.

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

@@nightstormoutdoors6080 , Exactly! The definition of a weed is a plant you don't want in your garden. 😛

[@carolynlouise6566]

Wow

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

😁

[@alisongilbert8902]

Wow! I was concerned it would leave a green tinge on material, bit you've just shown it doesn't at all! Thank you!

[@harindervirk3810]

No it doesn't .cleans great 👍

[@debbiemartin4705]

Awsome i have this growning around my deck.

[@ThePinkBinks]

Two videos in and I love these people. 😁

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

✌️😁

[@ThePinkBinks]

Home Is Where Our Heart Is Oh hi! 😁 Do you guys have a book by any chance? If you do I’d love to buy a copy.

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

@@ThePinkBinks we've almost finished writing one it will be released soon 🙂

[@ThePinkBinks]

Home Is Where Our Heart Is Okie dokie. Might be a good idea to make that fast with what’s going on. I don’t know if you know that the food supply chain has started to go down. Honestly I’d buy an unedited copy at this point. Doesn’t have to be perfect.

[@wayneassiratti2839]

Got a massive Ivy Bush in my allotment and never knew about this. Will defo be trying it

[@nickidaisydandelion4044]

That is Fantastic. You can also use that as a shampoo. I just made myself an ivy tea but I used only a handful of shredded leaves for my large thermos can. The tea tastes soapy but it has tons of health benefits. I also have been making myself over the years ivy water blends in the blender with cold water only and it creates this amazing beer looking juice with like a quarter of foam on the top. I use the foam as a super gentle face wash and also face mask and it works amazing it completely soothes and smoothes your skin and makes it moist and soft and even a bit oily it's absolutely amazing. I also want to make myself ivy skin creams in the future but for that I have to let the leaves dry first to prevent any mold. I had bad mold experiences in Germany when I started making skin creams haha. That's why I decided to never work with water for skin creams again. I made my friend Monika a cream and she called me up saying Nicola your cream grew large black hair hahahahaha. But for face soap, laundry soap, hand soap etc water is necessary.

[@harindervirk3810]

Isn't ivy poisonous and bad for eyes and skin

[@nickidaisydandelion4044]

@@harindervirk3810 No. The Ivy climbing plant called Hedera Helix which is the common Ivy that grows on walls and cemeteries is extremely healing it cures pneumonia and other chronic illnesses.

[@nickidaisydandelion4044]

@@harindervirk3810 There is another plant called Poison Ivy which is a completely different plant and not related to Ivy. Poison Ivy grows on the ground and slightly resembles the shape of Ivy leaves but touching those leaves causes blisters.

[@User_491]

@@nickidaisydandelion4044 some sources say english ivy is toxic, and other sources say it medicinal

[@nickidaisydandelion4044]

@@User_491 I tested it on myself and it really works for healing a flu or coughing or throat infections. It's also anti fungal.

[@sheilarogers3448]

Want more videos like this one

[@moniquekelly1725]

Thankyou. I cant wait to make it. Both of you are such a great team to watch. Love your passion. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills. It is not only educational but inspiring. Have a great day! MK Australia

[@skylovecraft2491]

I just made this thanks to your video!! Woohoo!! THANK YOU!! Next i'm going to make horse chestnut laundry soap!!

[@TheKak933]

Thank you! I’m surrounded by English Ivy I planted decades ago…I’m trying this😊

[@shannon-r1p]

I can't wait to try this

[@dawnsmith3046]

I'm going to try this, thank you very much

[@signin4863]

Is there a similar eco friendly recipe for dishwasher washing powder or liquid? Please let me know

[@gloriousventures]

Wow this is amazing God gave us everything wow. I will look for this English Ivy plant to make my laundry soap because I am allergic to all the Washing powders. Just yesterday my sister told me that she got me a soap wort plant so I will soon be making my all natural shampoo. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏾

[@Mumma69D]

A friend just introduced me to this and OMG where has this been all my life. My daughters school uniform comes out amazing

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

😁

[@barbaraceleste9486]

What a cute couple!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

😁

[@suzanadilibero1173]

I love you guys❤

[@lieblee3063]

Wow so glad I found this out today. I have tons of ivy that kept growing wildly 👍😍🙏

[@onlywayisforward]

What's saponin, lol great info and video 💯🥰

[@Camille_Boomer77000]

How do we come to buy soap. Such a shame to have lost all this knowledge. How did you folks learn about all these things?

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

We find it through reading & googling 😁

[@nancygarrett7972]

Fought the neighbor’s ivy for 25 years. Not a scrap to be found in this neighborhood, but I’m sure I can find some. Found soap nuts years ago, and last week found seeds for beauty berry that I’d gotten and forgotten last year or the year before. This is wonderful!

[@cathyjo7975]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and knowledge with us. I make our own laundry soap with washing soda, Borax and zoto soap but I m going to try this ivy soap since it's free. We have plenty of it growing!

[@KevinDoyle-r1w]

Love this show. Keep up the great work. Thanks

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@missluna5]

Just making some of this now, can’t wait to try it. We garden for wildlife so have plenty in our garden, I’m sure the birds wont mind too much..

[@PetaNicklin]

Hi I'm going to give this ago... I'll let you know how it goes ☺️

[@stephaniecottrell9603]

I love your videos!!! You are both so charming and knowledgeable - so glad I found you. I am learning to harvest and use Clevers and appreciated your video!! I also wanted to mention from this video on Ivy soap. Do you know that the plate you use to cover the pot is in fact a collectible from The Bradford Exchange?? I believe it belongs to a set of wild cat designs and is for wall art mostly so not sure it is color safe or toxing safe to eat on. Wishing you many more blessings to come!!

[@yellownightjar]

Just found your channel & going to try this , thx

[@Mrs.TJTaylor]

Fabulous!

[@KristinBennett]

In Seattle Ivy was totally taking over our yard and we pulled up loads of it to save our trees, I wish I knew then about using it’s like this!!

[@krisztinab.4958]

Wow, so so so amazing guys! Thank you so much for sharing. I'm surrounded by Ivy here in the country side of Ireland. I'm gonna make this today!! You made my day beautiful people. Blessings & Love on your way ❤️❤️❤️

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Thank you, enjoy your Ivy soap! ✌❤

[@minzmiami]

Yess I love finding ivy now and taking as much as possible they're invasive here in America 💪🏼💚

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Free soap!

[@lasonyawyrick8167]

Thank you. Love all the tips.