Pure Coconut Laundry Soap, 500 g

Coconut laundry soap is a solid soap made from the fatty acids of coconut oil, intended for both hand and machine washing and for preparing homemade laundry products. Its main job is to release grease and dirt from fibres. Coconut soap has a strong cleaning and degreasing ability and lathers well even in cooler water. The 500 g bar can be grated, cut or applied directly to stains.

The composition is deliberately simple and free from fragrance, dyes and optical brighteners. The soap is therefore also suitable for households that want to keep control over what comes into contact with their laundry and skin. It is a product of European origin.

Why coconut soap

• Strong cleaning power – the fatty acids of coconut oil form a soap that binds fat and greasy dirt effectively. This is why coconut soap is traditionally used for laundry and household cleaning, not for skin care.
• Rich lather even in cooler water – coconut soap lathers quickly and generously, which makes hand washing and pre-treating stains easier without the need for hot water.
• Sodium citrate against hard water – citrate has a chelating function: it binds calcium and magnesium ions, which would otherwise form an insoluble film with the soap on the fibre. This helps maintain the washing performance even in harder water.
• No fragrance or dyes – washed laundry has no scent of its own, which is appreciated especially by households with small children or people who tolerate scented laundry products poorly.
• A base for homemade recipes – grated soap is the starting ingredient for a homemade laundry gel, laundry powder or soap flakes.

How to work with it

Directly on stains. A dampened bar of soap is rubbed into the stain (grease, collar, cuffs, dirt on knees), left to work for a few minutes, and then the item is washed in the usual way. This is the simplest way to use it, and the soap is used up slowly.

Hand washing. Grate or cut the required amount of soap into warm water and stir until dissolved. The resulting solution is used for washing and soaking. Adjust the amount to the hardness of the water and the level of soiling. The exact usage rate depends on the volume of water and is not set universally.

Homemade laundry gel or powder. Grate the soap finely and dissolve it in hot water; after cooling, it thickens into a gel. It is commonly combined with washing soda (Sodium Carbonate), which adds alkalinity and softens the water. For a dry laundry powder, finely grated soap is simply mixed with the soda and, if desired, other powder ingredients.

Suitable for washing

• Cotton and linen laundry, including whites, where the degreasing ability of the soap is put to use.
• Work and sports clothing with greasy or earthy stains.
• Baby clothes and cloth nappies, when you are looking for a laundry product without fragrance and dyes.
• Kitchen towels and cloths, which tend to become saturated with grease.

Alkaline soaps are generally not recommended for wool and silk. These fibres are sensitive to higher pH. Always follow the care symbols on the garment label.

Good to know

The soap is alkaline. Like any true soap, it has a higher pH than synthetic laundry products. This contributes to its cleaning effect, but it is also the reason why it is not suitable for delicate animal fibres and why your hands need hand cream after longer hand washing.

Hard water and rinsing. Even with sodium citrate, a soap film can form on the fibres in very hard water, making the laundry stiff and gradually turning it grey. Thorough rinsing and combining the soap with washing soda help. In a washing machine, use grated soap sparingly so that it does not lather excessively. Excess foam reduces washing efficiency and strains the pump.

Dissolving in the washing machine. Larger pieces of soap may not have time to dissolve in short and cold programmes. It is better to add the soap in the form of fine flakes or already dissolved as a gel directly into the drum or the detergent drawer.

It is not a soap for the skin. Coconut soap is made for its degreasing power and is too drying for washing the body. For cosmetic recipes that use a soap base, soaps with the addition of gentler oils are usually used.

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