Homemade Laundry Soap Advice

The oatmeal came out just fine. It's a little thicker than water, and it's about the same thickness as store bought detergent. The baby soap and the Coast came out very, very thick. Instead of pouring out of the containers, it comes out in big blobs.

My question is, is that the way it is supposed to be (extra thick and goopy) or is it wrong? If it's wrong, could it be the soap that we used? Thanks in advance for any information.

Keena

Try foil in the dryer, too. That cuts down on static cling :-)

Vinegar in the rince cycle makes clothes very soft.

Since homemade detergent isn't really "detergent," but laundry "soap," it is extremely gentle on sensitive skin. Making it with oatmeal soap sounds a little eccentric to me, as it is so diluted, there really isn't much of the original bar soap's scent left in it. Just use any regular soap and add scents if you want something that smells good. But remember, most people make this to save money, and adding stuff to it will add to the initial cost.

The thickness will vary according to the type of soap used (the amount and kind of setting agent used to make the original soap bar), how much water you added to the recipe, and how much you stirred the recipe. Personally, I just allow mine to set and turn into a large soft block in a covered bucket, then scoop out the amount needed for a load of laundry. If homemade bar soaps are used instead of store-bought (the soap will not have thickening agents in them that the commercial soap bars do), the homemade laundry detergent will be liquid.

All totalled the gallon of concentrate costs about $2.25 and it is a much better product. (it could be cheaper if I didn't use essential oils for fragrance).

It is amazing how brite my clothes have become since moving away from commercial soaps which use fillers to make you think your getting more for your money. When in fact these fillers are the reason your clothes look dull and then your go out and buy other products for brighteners.