How to Make Homemade Laundry Detergent, Lye Soap, from Scratch, Powder, Recipe

[@mahealaniw]

Hi Kim, just wanted to tell you I like other KZbinrs out there but out of anyone I totally adore you the most cause you are real, down to earth, seem so easy to get along with and always seem so happy even in a tough moment lol. I hope one day I can trot my Michigan butt down for one of your classes and just to meet you in person I think we'd have a blast 😉. Thanks for all your training on these videos you really are one awesome lady.

[@MsShawn43]

I want to thank you for the gift of your time and knowledge. Hope your dad is doing well. I enjoy his music.....

[@LindaWalpole]

Hi Kim, I make my laundry powder this way too, it is so much better than bought. I like to use eucalyptus and tea tree, thank you for another great tutorial and great to see you looking so good , x Linda

[@02271953me]

Hi You Busy Lady!! I had a laundry soap day yest! Made 100% coconut bar, whew its a hard bar!! Grated it in my new-to-me food processor ($10!! and it tore it up), made pwd and liq laun soap to test in my front loader. I've been using fels naptha in my liq laun soap so this is a first using coconut bar. Love the texture of the pwd soap & so anxious to try it but I did all of my laundry yest while making soap. :/ Dangit. Hope all is well. Big hug to you!!

[@merlindapitulan6414]

I do like it your video how about the baking soda ?its really needed for soap?

[@lealoniebryant9230]

I agree with you about soap 100% because I use to have all kind of skin problem. But not now that I make my own soap. I also make my own laundry detergent. I think I will start making my own soap for the laundry instead of using zote.

[@bffbecky]

You crack me up Kim. At 38:52 "Return the lye safely......and nobody gets hurt. Sounded like a police show, lol. Love it. I like this video better than the previous ones for laundry soap. Thank you.

[@theladyladyamy]

Thanks for this video. It was like listening to a friend tell me how to do it.

[@hadassahmiller5189]

Thanks for the recipe. BTW, if you get the largest zip loc bag and put the ingredients in there you can shake it up that way instead of using the processor.

[@angelsandfaes]

awesome video. thnx for sharing. Kim did you ever find out if you can use any of those fragrance oils without them bothering you?

[@Thesecondlily1818]

Love it..GREAT instructions. I have seen many but your video was very thorough ....thank you

[@reymondwallace3054]

This video was HILARIOUS!!!!!! There were SO many EPIC FAILS !!!!!! EssentialSoap you are very RESILIENT great job finishing through the mistakes, choking, messed up food processor, etc..

[@seashorecanadian]

How much of your own soap by weight do you use per batch?

[@fsharif1103]

I love your channel, thank you for sharing this information is, I was looking for a recipe without lard and I also love your other videos too, new subscriber here you inspired me to start making soap

[@mollyreynolds2946]

How much water? How much lye?

[@ghettocountry8678]

Do you make dish soap By chance, been looking for a cheap way to make a good one, i have four kids two adults and income is tight and wondering if you would know how or would know someone here on youtube that has a video on how to make it? My grandmother has a recipe tI use and tried to thin it out but it's more like laundry soap and couldn't get it thin enough for my likeing....lol it's really thick and that's what i use to wash my clothes but im looking for something smooth and not so thick...Thank you in advance...

[@EssentialSoap]

I am a dawn girl. Maybe search on KZbin. How to make dawn substitute.

[@ghettocountry8678]

@@EssentialSoap what i always use too or Palmolive the new stuff by them (aloe & citrus) Thank you for taking time out to answer bck...Thank you for the vids, they sure help a girl like me out. But I been making soap for about over a year to two now, and oh it's helped out so much with my budget.....If i decide to try this i'll post my results on my Facebook with your channel link if that's ok?, would want you to get the credit for the recipe...

[@EssentialSoap]

@@ghettocountry8678 I always love a post of one of the videos but you take your credit. Big hug

[@ghettocountry8678]

@@EssentialSoap want to make sure you get credit for it, but i'll def. try this out...Thank you once again...

[@ghettocountry8678]

@@EssentialSoap when you do your hp soaps in crockpot, what heat setting do you use because when i was doing them, I was told to use medium heat and i think it was getting to hot and my soaps was coming out way to hard so that it wouldn't go into molds it's like a chunky soap..that's why i have only been doing cp soaps here lately. I don't know if it's the new pot that i have bought or if i need to cook on low heat...

[@melsiee]

Wonderful!.. Thank You very much for shaing!..

[@WindDancer435]

Thanks for the video. I am a new soaper and I was wondering if I make this soap the cold process way, does it still have to cure before I can make the laundry soap? I just made some pure coconut soap to use as laundry soap so I was just wondering. Thank you so much for all you have taught me so far.

[@EssentialSoap]

No you can wait a day normally

[@chandlerbrooks876]

Instablaster

[@ladybee43]

Something I don't understand.. If your using the processor for mixing \grinding your soaps that is used on dishes, clothes etc then why do you need to have a dedicated processor for that? It seems to me that the soap would only clean it more and shouldn't be a problem with using for using to process food too as long as its cleaned thoroughly!

[@EssentialSoap]

we have found that those little bits of soap and borax are very difficult and sometimes hide so skillfully that we find that the food items that we use in that mixer later taste soapy. But that's totally and completely up to you as to whether you would like to have a dedicated machine just for your laundry detergent. We find it more efficient.

[@slipknot231000]

I love your vids they are so informational they have helped me out so much thank you

[@WindDancer435]

I just tried to make the laundry detergent using home made coconut soap and the batter separated even after I stick blended it twice. Is there any way to stop the water settling to the bottom and the coconut cream (if you will) rises to the top? I used the cold process way by the way. My soap is liquid, not dry. Thanks

[@WindDancer435]

Update: I was able to trouble shoot by mixing it one more time and it is wonderful. It is so creamy and I will update about how it cleans when I do laundry this week. So thanks for the recipe!

[@MaryJaneMinute]

You may have said this but I couldn't remember.. If you wanted to add the essential oils into the actual soap and not the powder, would that through off your recipe? or should I just run it through a calc?

[@kateymateymusic1]

Great video! I've seen your soap on etsy but none of the frgrances appealed to me at the time. What do you currently have made up smell wise in the goats milk? I love tea tree, incedentially, head lice hate tea tree, so if you have any shampoo bars, teatree is a great fragrance for kids to help deter the little pests!

[@DivaDuckySoaps]

You look so good Kim!! Love your videos!!

[@PatrinaStrippedBare]

Can you make this into a liquid detergent? I make my own soap and was looking for a recipe for laundry detergent from scratch...thanks so much...

[@blmeyer8362]

Hi Kimberly FYI Oxy Clean is per carbonate and you can buy "per carbonate" on Amazon for pennies compared to the cost of buying "Oxy Clean" at the store! Love all your videos and thank you for sharing!!!

[@avahandful]

+BL Meyer Thank you for the reference. I have been using oxi clean product in my laundry for two years. I consider sodium percarbonate works wonder in the laundry. I haven't tried the pure form of sodium percarbonate. I will try to order some to replace oxi clean. How much will you suggest to use it in HE washer? 1 table spoon with hot water?

[@blmeyer8362]

1 tbsp. per load is good, but know once precarbonate is no good after being mixed with liquids after 20 minutes! so people who buy LIQUID laundry soap that says it has Oxy Clean in it are paying for NOTHING!

[@avahandful]

+BL Meyer I used a scoop of powder oxi clean in every laundry together with a cup of borax and a cup of washing soda in warm or hot water cycle.

[@katinalaukhuf-grimm4866]

@@avahandful but is oxy clean natural.

[@avahandful]

@@katinalaukhuf-grimm4866 I would say it is a safe non toxic chemical. I don't know if it can be called natural.

[@MamaTrepFreeman]

thanks, i watched it to the end and appreciate all of your tips! i am used to doing "cold process" soaps, and letting them sit a month or two under my bed before using; only time i made with crock pot was when i made liquid castile soap. So, you don't have to wait to use it? I wonder, can all cold soaps be also done in crock pot to speed up the process? because i am out of my oatmeal soap because i gave so much away, and need some sooner than later! i hate body wash!

[@93Necole]

you are so helpful thanks so much

[@LxxMxxL]

Can you use this in a H.E. washing machine?

[@TisaHinton-ov8xd]

Thank you.

[@jackiesranch]

Can you do 100% Coconut also?

[@kyliebisram7346]

Yes

[@petmomful2260]

Will this be okay in a high efficiency front loader?

[@Getoutthere247]

Yes be cause it doesn't sued.

[@MrProudmuslima64]

I would like to know why you use store bought soap when you make your own? Is there something in the store bought that isn't in the pure soap?

[@jurnagin]

Making soap is a process! It's just cheaper to buy it!

[@reginatauchner1453]

2:49

[@vroseessentials259]

She used her own made soap not the store bought 1

[@seashorecanadian]

How much does your bar of soap weigh? Thank you

[@EssentialSoap]

seashorecanadian 4.8 after cure

[@tch5528]

Seems like i am the only one that notice that the water and lye measure r differant to the recipe u have below. Which one is it.

[@seashorecanadian]

Tammy Henderson: Always put every recipe you use through a soap calculator!

[@Coast2CoastSoaps]

Great video as usual :)

[@MaryJaneMinute]

Ive been making my own laundry detergent and have also been adding in baking soda as well. Other than with citric acid, will it do anything bad or cause reactions with anything that you know of?

[@jackiesranch]

How many ounces of Homemade soap do you use for each batch?

[@EssentialSoap]

One bar of Fels-Naptha or two bars of 5 oz soap

[@jackiesranch]

@@EssentialSoap Thank you, Also can you just use 100% Coconut oil with no other Oils?

[@EssentialSoap]

@@jackiesranch you can but don't cook it for very long the stuff gets hard as a rock even in the Crock-Pot

[@jackiesranch]

@@EssentialSoap So in other words you don't have to just use Coconut oil? Ikn ow dumb question, I am a soap maker but just now wanting to do clothes soap also

[@jackiesranch]

@@EssentialSoap Couldn't you just use old soaps than, that you didn't sell?

[@FrankGutowski-ls8jt]

Fels is soap, not detergent. Something you should know. Soap and detergent are both surfactants. Soap is not a detergent. Chemically different. Functionally similar. All detergents are synthetic. Mixing bar soap and water softeners does not create a detergent. The term detergent is widely misused. Perhaps you also use it incorrectly because so many others do.

[@deannejeanine]

where can i get lard for soap making?

[@LadyDiuto]

essential depot dot com

[@FrankGutowski-ls8jt]

Oxyclean loses potency when exposed to moisture. It’s sold in an airtight container for a reason. You’re adding it to your mixture but should add it separately.

[@torito4975]

if you don't mind me asking what kind of food processor do you have? And do you only use it for soap or do you use it for food as well?

[@angelsandfaes]

Awesome Kim I can't wait to see the newest upload. hugz

[@ghettocountry8678]

I've always was told when your noise itches that it's an old wise tale that someone is gonna visit and come see you...lol...

[@katyramirez2110]

She is creative

[@blmeyer8362]

PS per carbonate (Oxy Clean) is an alternative form of hydrogen peroxide (which causes BUBBLES in water) and BUBBLES help brake up dirty particles in your clothes and yes it is safe for baby clothes.

[@blmeyer8362]

sodium percarbonate releases hydrogen peroxide and soda ash. As we know, hydrogen peroxide breaks down into oxygen and water. As you may expect, then, sodium percarbonate breaks down into oxygen, water, and soda ash.

[@blmeyer8362]

***** sodium percarbonate releases hydrogen peroxide and soda ash. As we know, hydrogen peroxide breaks down into oxygen and water. As you may expect, then, sodium percarbonate breaks down into oxygen, water, and soda ash.

[@FrankGutowski-ls8jt]

BL Meyer Bubbles do nothing. If bubbles mattered washing machines would have air pumps. Hydrogen peroxide is a strong oxidizer which is used as a bleach. Percarbonate is not an alternative form of hydrogen peroxide. It contains hydrogen peroxide, and releases it in water.

[@luzvigerminal558]

I hesitate to use oxiclean because they're not natural. But I will try. I making my laundry bar too as 90% of coconut oil and 10% of castor oil.

[@luzvigerminal558]

Thank you very much for your advice

[@luzvigerminal558]

Thank you again and I will ask when I needed help. Happy weekend

[@kathygrin1072]

Do you have a video showing how to use your homemade soap to make *liquid laundry detergent?

[@dalex60]

If you’d store the Borax in a sealed container, it wouldn’t clump up.

[@jenia785]

btw, I have never made a thing in my entire life without making a mess.

[@jenia785]

I made my own Laundry soap with 100% coconut oil and 28%water and zero superfat. let it sit 24 hours and could not cut it and could only grate it up, it was so brittle

[@sula496]

You can make your own laundry soda by baking the baking soda.

[@darlinebrooker843]

Good to know i can't find washing soda here where i live. Thank u so much for the info

[@barbara6509]

@@darlinebrooker843 put in 400 degree oven for 1 hour

[@veronicawilliams2612]

I just bout a new crock pot just for my soap haven use it yet..

[@EssentialSoap]

Seize the moment

[@nisw1918]

thanks gave you a thumbs up

[@christinapoling2651]

you had two different crock pot with soap and went back and forth showing trace, where these two pots the same soap recipes

[@tinasnuggles5950]

this video is too funny

[@BoazsWoman]

No soy Sorry