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Can I be washed with liquid laundry soap?

washing with laundry soapEvery good housewife has a solid piece of laundry soap in her home arsenal. Its washing effect is well known since ancient times, and its composition not only disinfects, but also does not cause allergies. Today, many can not imagine their life without a washing machine, and therefore forget about this "miracle remedy", which our grandmothers perfectly washed in their hands. But household soap is produced not only in pieces, but also in liquid form. Therefore, the question arises: is it possible to use such a liquid soap for washing in a machine, and can it be made at home? We will try to give answers to these questions.

Detergent overview: chemical composition

Laundry soap is considered the most natural, it consists of two groups of substances sodium salt and residues of fatty acids. Soap with a predominance of unsaturated fatty acids (oleic or linolenic) quickly rancid, but copes well with pollution in cool water. According to the percentage of fatty acids in the composition of soap, it is divided into three categories:

  • The first is soap with an acid content of more than 70.5% (often laundry soap 72%);
  • The second is soap with an acid content of 69%;
  • The third is soap with an acid content of 64%.

Important! Soap of the first category has the best washing properties.

washing with laundry soapRosin can be added to low-grade soap, which promotes foaming and its dissolution in cold water, as well as prolonging the shelf life of products. In addition, soap may contain soap stock. This substance is obtained by purification with an alkaline solution of fats and oils. Soapstock makes soap tough, but if soapstock is not of high quality, then the soap will be not only solid, but also darker and unpleasantly smelling.

That was the composition of laundry soap in Soviet times. Despite the resemblance, soap made in Russia is different from the Soviet in composition. As residues of natural fatty acids, synthetic acids or other fatty acids having washing with laundry soapsafety certificate, according to GOST. Foreign laundry soap, which contains palm and coconut oil, sodium silicate, rosin, differs from the Russian one, so it is more soapy and does not stick.

As for the liquid form of laundry soap, it is even more different from its progenitor. Although manufacturers claim that the liquid version has the same composition. But looking closely at the small inscriptions on the package, you can see that it includes toxic surfactants (surfactants). Therefore, this composition of substances can be called a gel for washing and washing, rather than laundry soap.

Real laundry soap cannot have a liquid form, it is impossible to do so using technology.

Strengths and weaknesses of soap

Laundry soap has a large scope, but most often it is used for hand washing and dishwashing. What are the benefits of laundry soap?

  • It is a good disinfectant and anti-allergenic;
  • well wash organic stains without damaging the fabric;
  • has a whitening effect;
  • has a low price (economical).

laundry soapAs for the shortcomings of laundry soap, they are practically nonexistent. It can only be noted that stains of inorganic origin cannot be removed with household soap; moreover, the frequent use of such soap when washing colored items can make them more dull.

Liquid laundry soap does worse, but it does a great job of washing dishes. But you can’t call it ecological, except for expensive soap of foreign manufacture. For example, the French EcoDoo household liquid soap. It contains water, soap based on olive and linseed oil, lavender oil, caramel, natural gum. Its biodegradable formula does not contain fragrances, petrochemicals, or preservatives. According to consumer reviews, the effect of washing with such a soap is no different from washing with ordinary powder. It’s just that this soap is 2 times more expensive than powder.

Ways to use soap: instructions

hand wash with laundry soapEveryone knows how to use washing soap for hand washing. It is enough to thoroughly and thickly soap the product with soap, wait a couple of hours, then rinse everything well. Lightly soiled items can be washed in water with dissolved laundry soap grated. But what about a washing machine, is it possible to put dry or pour liquid laundry soap?

Imagine yourself, a bar of soap when dissolved in water turns into a sticky sticky mass, what will happen if this soap dissolves poorly in water in the drum of a washing machine? Naturally, it will stick to things that lie in the drum. It sticks to the walls of the drum and settles on the heater, and this is already fraught with the failure of the heating element. If you put the grated soap not in the drum, but in the powder compartment, then it will stick to the walls of the hose.

Liquid laundry soap is also not recommended for pouring into the washing machine, especially in the powder compartment. Its effectiveness is the same as that of a conventional liquid powder, but the soap negatively affects the operation of the machine automatic machine.

laundry soap shavingsHowever, it is possible to use laundry soap in the car, but only if the laundry detergent is prepared correctly from it. Here is one of the simplest and most effective recipes:

  1. you need to take 200 g of laundry soap and grate;
  2. pour a little boiling water into the pan and pour soap;
  3. put on low heat and wait while the soap dissolves, you need to constantly stir and do not let the mass boil;
  4. now in a separate container in a small amount of water dissolve 400 g of soda ash;
  5. then add soda to soap and mix everything thoroughly until the ingredients are completely dissolved;
  6. cool the resulting mass;
  7. add 12 drops of essential oil, and mix well again;

    Note! You can whip the mass with a blender, so there will definitely not be any lumps that can ruin the result of the wash.

  8. cool the washing paste and drain into a convenient container, such as a bottle from under the air conditioner.

Use such a washing gel, you need the same as a store gel. When washing lightly soiled laundry, 100 ml of gel is poured into a measuring container, with severe soiling 150-200 g, depending on the amount of laundry. The container is placed with the laundry in a drum. This method is good in that the laundry soap is highly soluble in water, and well rinsed out of things. You can use paste from laundry soap for all fabrics except wool. And to make a gel, as you see, is very simple.

Important! If the product from laundry soap turned out to be too thick, similar to paste, then before using it in the machine, you need to dissolve it in water.

laundry soapIn conclusion, we note that if you regularly clean the washing machine citric acid, then a soap based product will not harm the machine parts. But if you wash the laundry with shavings of laundry soap or its liquid counterfeit, the result is not predictable and no lemon will save your home helper. Therefore, before arranging an experiment, turn on the head, think carefully whether it is worth it.

   

5 reader comments

  1. Gravatar Tatyana Tatyana:

    I liked it, I’ll definitely use it, I’ll wash it off.

  2. Gravatar Zarina Zarina:

    Today I saw this liquid household soap. Confused composition. Not like ordinary. Now, having read the article, I understood everything.It’s best to make such a gel yourself! The most natural will be

  3. Gravatar Julia Julia:

    A wonderful tool, the entire drainage system is clogged, we will erase households. soap, only now by hand!

    • Gravatar Constantine Konstantin:

      Well, this is clearly not from this gel. I’ve been erasing two years, there are no problems.

    • Gravatar Van Van:

      Get your socks from there!

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