Making Soaps and Detergent with
Castile Soap
Liquid Laundry Detergent Using Castile Soap:
1 oz. liquid castile soap
2 Tbsp. glycerin
1 cup washing soda (sodium carbonate)
1 cup baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
6 cups warm water
10 drops of the essential oil of your choice (optional)
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Shake together in container
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Start the water washer first then add 1/4 cup of detergent and, finally, add my clothes.
Liquid Laundry Detergent Using Bar Soap:
1 cup washing soda (I use Arm & Hammer)
1/2 cup borax (I use 20 Mule Team)
1 bar soap (I use whatever’s cheap, in this case Pure & Natural)
Approximately 3 gallons water
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Put four cups of water into pan and put on the stove on high until it’s boiling, then lower
the heat until it’s simmering.
While it’s heating, take a bar of soap and cut into little bits. Box graters and cheese
graters work well.
Start throwing in soap after water boils. Do a little bit at a time.]
Stir the soapy water with a spoon until all of the soap is dissolved.
Add three gallons of warm water to separate container.
To this bucket add a cup of the washing soda and the soap solution you made and stir.
Allow to sit for 24 hours before using.
Use 1 cup per load of laundry
Liquid Dish Soap:
1 cup liquid castile soap
1/4 cup water
Drops of essential oil (Optional)
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Add all ingredients to container of choice and shake; ready to use immediately
Liquid Hand Soap:
1 cup distilled or filtered water
3 tablespoons of liquid castile soap
1 teaspoon vegetable glycerin
Essential Oils (Optional)
Tea Tree Drops
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Combine all ingredients using blender
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Transfer mixture to container through use of funnel
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If possible transfer to pump container. Ready to use immediately
Home Cleaning Products
Kitchen and Bathroom Floors:
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In a bucket mix 1/2 cup white vinegar with 1-gallon hot water. This is safe for
hardwood, linoleum, tile, and any washable surface.
Kitchen Cabinets:
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1/4 cup of lemon juice mixed with 1 quart of hot water. Lemon juice helps to remove
grease from wood and metal.
Dishwashing by Hand:
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Dishwashing by Hand-In a small spray bottle, fill 3/4 with water and 1/4 with lemon juice.
Add Tea Tree Oil if available.
Bathroom Glass Cleaner:
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1-2 tablespoons of white vinegar mixed with 1 quart of water in a spray bottle. To
remove oily fingerprints and hairspray from the mirror, dab on a little rubbing alcohol and
wipe with a linen rag.
Over Cleaner Mix:
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1 tablespoon of baking soda, 1 tablespoon salt, and add 1/2 cup hot water. Make a gritty
paste, apply to the oven, heat slightly, cool and then wipe away with a damp rag.
Carpet Cleaner:
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Combine equal parts salt and equal parts baking soda. Add essential oil for fragrance or
cinnamon or allspice (Optional)
Sprinkle mixture over carpet. Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes before vacuuming.
Making Soap From Scratch
Making soaps from scratch involves the process of Saponification. Saponification is a
chemical process that produces soap from fatty acid derivatives. Vegetable oils and animal fats
are the usual materials that are saponified. Fats are converted to soap by being treated with a
strong base (e.g. lye), which accelerates cleavage of the ester bond and releases the fatty
acid salt and glycerol. Depending on the nature of the alkali used in their production, soaps
have distinct properties. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) gives "hard soap", whereas when potassium
hydroxide (KOH) is used, a soft soap is formed.
Different oils and fats saponify at different levels of lye mixture. To be sure you get soap as the
end result use a known recipe or use a lye calculator. I use the MSM lye calculator which can
be found at: http://www.thesage.com/calcs/lyecalc2.php
Oils and fats are always measured by weight not by volume. So having a small scale is a must
if you will be making soap from scratch. We use a postage scale and it works fine.
Liquid Castile Soap:
This recipe is very easy to make without having to purchase a lot
Materials:
Heat safe container for lye/water mixture
Heat safe spoons for mixing/stirring
Accurate scale
Crock pot
Large bucket or non corrosive (stainless steel) pot for dissolving soap in after cook
Ingredients:
(30%) 14.1 oz coconut oil
(30%) 14.1 oz soybean oil (liquid, not shortening)
(40%) 18.8 oz olive oil
32.9 oz distilled water
9.39 oz KOH (Potassium Hydroxide)
1. Melt oils in crock pot. Set to 4 hour setting or high setting. Mix KOH flakes into distilled
water (always pour lye into water, NEVER pour water into lye!).
2. Pour mixture into crock pot while stirring. Blend off and on for about 15 minutes to reach
a nice thick trace . When it becomes too thick to stick blend, start stirring with your
spoon and keep the mixture moving. When you cant stir easily anymore, lid your
crockpot, set it to 6 hour (or medium) and step away. Stir ocassionaly, everye 20-30
minutes. Process should take between 3-4 hours depending on the heat of your crock
pot.
3. Your soap will start turning translucent. When the whole batch is translucent and looks
kind of like thick raw honey, you should be done! How to check for sure is simple. Boil 1
cup distilled water and add a glob of your soap. If the water turns cloudy/milky, continue
cooking. If water is clear you are done.
4. When the soap is done cooking, put it all into the bottom of a large (stainless steel only)
cooking pot or sturdy plastic pail. Pour 80 oz (5 pounds) of boiled distilled water over the
top and allow to sit overnight to dissolve (may take more or less time). When dissolved,
pour into whatever jugs you and let “cure” for 4 weeks.
If you want to learn how to make bars of soap you can visit the following website. http://www.soapmaking-essentials.com
They also have a good tutorial on how to make soap at room temperature without an external heat
source. In this case the reaction of the lye with water is the heat source. Could prove useful in a long
term survival situation. That tutorial can be found on the same website on this page: http://www.soapmaking-essentials.com/how-to-make-soap-roomtemp.html