How to Use Soap Flakes

The history of soap flakes used in laundry goes back a long way. Our grandmothers likely used homemade natural soap recipes to make their own hand and laundry soaps with old fashioned items, such as lard or beef tallow and lye. Most homemade natural soap recipes for laundry soap contain just a few old fashioned ingredients, such as soap flakes, borax, washing soda and water.

It's getting very popular to make your own recipes for laundry soap. Doing a basic Google search with the search term "homemade laundry soap" in quotes yields about 1,320,000 results. That's a lot of people interested in making laundry soap and sharing information about it! Some people are even making money on eBay by selling laundry soap making kits.

Old fashioned soap flakes are hard to find. Years ago, it was common to find Ivory Soap Flakes on the grocer's shelf. Now they seem to be just a relic on eBay, where you can find plenty of the old soap flake tins that Ivory used to make.

Recently, lots of people have begun using a homemade soap recipe to make their own soaps and laundry soaps, too. People of all ages enjoy making home made soap and laundry detergent. If you do a search for "make your own soap" or "make your own laundry detergent", you will find lots of information on how it's done. You'll also get an idea of how many people are viewing videos on using homemade natural soap.

Actually, good, old-fashioned soap flakes can be used for all kinds of soap making recipes.

But the best soap flakes, are additive free and made from 100% pure cold pressed virgin coconut oil.

Coconut oil is rich in lauric acid, providing the added benefit of being able to fight the viruses, bacteria and fungus lurking in every home. The cold process method retains all of the naturally-occurring glycerin and emollients that help moisturize the skin, and doesn't leave your body feeling dry and itchy as commercial soaps often do.

The flakes quickly and easily remove all dirt from your most delicate clothing, without causing any irritation on the skin. They also produce a dense, creamy lather that's good for shaving, too.

Here are just some of the many uses for Coconut Soap Flakes:

You can use them to launder delicate items, including wool, cashmere, and silk. Use to safely clean children's toys. Washing fragile porcelain, crystal & glassware safely is easy, using soap flakes. You can even use them to shampoo pets, show dogs, and horses! Soap flakes may be Used for making crafts, such as soap crayons, decorative soaps, and making frost for holiday trees. Safely wash walls, wallpaper, wood and vinyl flooring - even Wash boats, cars, and motorbikes, with no harm to the environment or your health!