Kind of a recipe day for laundry sticks. | Day 202/365

#stainsticks #ecofriendly #202
Today is, in equal parts, a recipe day and a rant day. Good news is, it’s also a short one, so it’s not all that bad. It’s winter solstice, so the shortest vid of the year on the shortest day of the year makes sense.

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Also, I just really like this shirt.

[@donteatthesoap8196]

I absolutely love when you randomly muse! It feels like visiting with a friend without all the social anxiety.

[@mvelenagarcia]

I'm basically here for all kind of content you create.... I have gotten better at this, thanks to your teachings. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@aprildeesunshinenandico9435]

Thank you soooo much for doing this so quickly after I asked. I am looking forward to tomorrow's video too.

[@jeanmartin6410]

Thank you so much for “spreading” your wings. This has been a super weird Christmas for me, because.... I usually have at least a couple of days off before Christmas because school lets out around a week before. Well, not this Christmas. We get the 24th off. That’s it. It’s Tuesday. When am I going to have time to get my tree up??? Wrap presents??? Bake cookies??? Just such a weird Christmas.

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

I’m so sorry! This has been a weird year; had to shut down the website just to get a few minutes of peace during this time. Damn it, we deserve it!

[@denisehaley9271]

@@MrsSoapAndClay 🙃💖

[@stevebutler1835]

Hi new comer here just wanted to say I like when you just ramble on about different things makes you human and let's us know you have issues just like the rest of us hope you have a Merry Christmas

[@pinksophie7261]

I really appreciate you as well! 😘

[@violetelin1901]

Always grateful for you, C!

[@cauldronhillcraftworks]

If filming for your sudsers makes things better; that's great! Because you bring us sudsers by filming!

[@hbrunet72]

Love these! Thanks a bunch! I will be making some of these for sure!

[@chascatt]

Our soaps are just great in general for stains. I pulled white panties out of the washer that were stained. Rubbed some 100% olive oil soap on there and bam. All clean

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Exactly!

[@nomadismileseeker6611]

I wonder if letting my coconut dish soap sit overnight is why it always wants to crack.

[@sandyborrero9993]

During this pandemic you have been such a source of knowledge and attitude! I love it. Could the sticks be ground into a powder to use in a washing machine?

[@bellaann518]

Nice. I forgot my citric acid in my dish soap 🙈. My water is very hard. It’s now working well for me 🤣. Do you think I could shave it, add citric acid & water? I love deep dives.

[@littylazaneo]

I enjoy your content, hope next year you still with us. Have you tried to make strips of soaps to carry in the bag now that we are out again

[@kristinsmythe4316]

Could i add sodium percarbonate to this? If so what do you think would be the percentage and would i add that straight to the batter or lye solution?

[@Abutado]

I will say that I made a batch of rebatch that just didn't turn out well, very crumbly (I wasn't paying very close attention to it and I think it overcooked). It contained soaps with anywhere from a 2-5% SF and I use it as a detergent booster or straight up laundry detergent. I don't notice any oils on my clothes, if anything maybe they're slightly softer as if I were to use a fabric softener. I like it and it's better than tossing it out, so in my not so educated but trial and error opinion, a little SF is fine for laundry. Not as a stain stick though lol - stick to your recipe for that haha

[@colleenmulcahey4566]

Are you able to share who sells the laundry sticks? I would love to pick one up!

[@WiscoMel]

I 100% understand it’s soap, but in the back of my mind I’m thinking about oils staining the shirt. Probably because I have a lot of PTSD stemming from splash back while cooking/frying in my favorite shirts lol

[@nomadismileseeker6611]

Where did you get the multi column mold

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

I want to say Brambleberry.

[@nancykelly9712]

This is so cool, thanks so much for sharing this!! I'm wondering, was your hand feeling a little numb? I noticed it was quite red and had an elastic around your wrist so I was like trying to catch your attention to tell you but I guess you didn't hear me! 😂

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Ha! That was so nice of you to notice! I actually have weird reactions for several days after dental work when they do the numbing thing, and they’ve been working hard on keeping my teeth in my head after the tumble. So it’s water retention following that. Hopefully I’ll be done with all of that on the 29th! 🤞

[@denisehaley9271]

Do you have any recommendations or suggestions, for a good soap making book for beginners? I've been doing m&p for several years, but am very interested in cold/hot process soap making also. I've got one book, but I'm a little "turned off" because the author just heavily bashes the use of micas, "unethically" harvested oils & so on. I just want something to teach me without jamming someone's personal beliefs or "politically correct" opinions down my throat while I'm trying to learn something. Thank you😘 I hope you and your family have a Blessed and beautiful Christmas🙏💖

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Happy Christmas to you as well! Anne Watson’s “Smart” series is a great place to start for a good primer on all soap and cosmetic making. Highly recommend!

[@denisehaley9271]

@@MrsSoapAndClay Thank you so much. I truly appreciate the direction😘

[@elisenoel751]

Mrs S&C do you break those soap nuts or lye just does it’s thing? And what is the white mixture? Kaolin?

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Just put them in whole and the lye does the work for me! The white stuff is kaolin!

[@elisenoel751]

I should have known it was clay 🤣 blame it on short nights lol. I’ll try it in my cough cough vacations 😉

[@littylazaneo]

It would be very cool to make them to fit a deodorant dispenser if some sorts to hold them

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Cool idea! These were for a zero waste store that requires zero packaging, but pouring into tubes would be great!

[@pattiemoseley8752]

@@MrsSoapAndClay could you reuse toilet paper tubes?

[@susiebilk9905]

I want to do the counters!!

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

They’re so much fun!

[@ashleibyers2635]

have you thought of pouring these into tubes kind of like deodorant?

[@sharansandhu3409]

Whar is the shelf life?

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Hey! The shelf life of soap? Well, if you live in a country that requires expiration dates, they tend to go by the expiration date of the oils, which is roughly a year. In the US, we have no such requirements. Many soapers have soaps that they made decades ago and are still great! Have fun!

[@carmennasello5113]

where do you purchase your soap nuts

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

All over! WSP has them often, and Amazon has them always.

[@karenem7489]

It’s summer solstice in Australia (yesterday, your today)🥴

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Oh right! That’s best! I want to be in Australia, then. Because I like summer solstice more. And also, Australia is cool.

[@karenem7489]

@@MrsSoapAndClay if you ever get over here look me up, be happy to host your family

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

Sounds awesome! I haven’t been to Australia in about a decade, but it’s on the top five list of places we want to take the kids.

[@abigailshetler957]

Recipe?

[@MrsSoapAndClay]

In the video!