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Homemade Laundry Soap Question - Can anyone help me fix my lumpy thick soap?

Ok, I have made 4 batches so far. I get 2 bottles a batch so this is good. Each time I think it is going better. I just am not sure if I am doing something wrong. I am making the liquid that calls for

1 bar of felsnapha soap

1 cup of borax

1 cup of washing soda

8 cups of water

heat until disolved

let cool 1 hour

Then pour  into two milk jugs and top off with hot water. Let sit a day. Then shake.

Mine is SOOOOOOOOOOOO thick. I get soap clumps that I have to break up and I SWEAR except for froth on the top it is disolved. And it is very thick. What am I doing wrong? It works fine but is a pain in the butt to pour into my old ALL bottles. It is clumpy when using but it cleans fine. I am just wanting that perfect soap. Want to make it great. Can anyone help me?

More Water?

01:23, October 2, 2006 .. Posted by mdonohue

The recipe I've used has alot more water in it. It is on this website: http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/laundrysoap.htm. Mine came out as a big mass of gel, until I stirred it up a bit. I then used a stick blender (immursion blender) to really mix it up and get the gel distributed throughout the liquid. Good luck!

hmmm

08:21, October 2, 2006 .. Posted by LindaI

never though of REMIXING it... Well I stir it but not with a mixer or anything. The water is alot more when you fill the jugs up with it. I really like the recipe because it all JUST FITS in my pan! lol

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10:44, October 2, 2006 .. Posted by OurLittleHomestead

Sounds like you need more HOT water mixed in, that's all :)

Mine will still come out in blobs sometimes--I know I need more hot water and a good shake up of the bottle and it works out....it tends to gel up on me all the time--I need more water and that does the trick! :)

Lisa

I can help!!!!!!!!!!

03:25, October 2, 2006 .. Posted by matsmom97

Dana to save the day as usual--POWDER!ROTFL!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, I'v enot made liquid and that's why. I use powder!LOL