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Cool Bernie. Yeah, I remember you now. I remember seeing your posts in a few scuffles, but then again, anyone who joins up over there will ultimately be drawn into something nasty sooner or later. It's like some sort of saloon in the worst gold rush town in the wild west days or...

That's an interesting point too. I wonder how many areas in the world have hard water, but also use detergent dosed with either phosphates or tensides? I doubt that many people living in hard water areas are even aware of that issue, let alone make their own phosphate/tenside free laundry...

I wonder how well zeolites would stay evenly suspened in liquid laundry soap? I guess that may depend on how the specific gravity of the liquid compares to the density of the zeolite. I bet that liquid soap viscosity may also influence zeolite suspention. Maybe even the issue of how finely...

Exellent input, MP! The hard water thing is exactly the kind of subtle difference that's often overlooked by one soaper who gets different results using the same recipe that another soaper uses. Other small different details may also give odd results. The water softener is real...

Mom, I'm sorry if I offended you with mentioning the "gloppyness" of liquid soap made by dissolving bars soap in water. I wasn't trying to insult anyone who has resorted to this either. My apologies if I came off rudely. I am a widows' son & have resorted to lesser means most of my life, so...

Yes sir, that's me. What's your username over there on infopop? I don't generally have too many arguments with people, but there are a few guys over there who frequently look for trouble. I try not to oblige them, but I can only take so much & I do have a breaking point. Anyway, I...

Yes, I've seen the recipes, but I don't really want to do that. I would like to develop a more professional quality product, rather than simply getting by with a snotty,slimy soap. I figure that proper quality is just a few test batches away. Starting off with shredded bars of hard soap...

That's exactly what I had heard also. (re: 2nd defect) In fact, I'm really glad I came upon this thread because it answers 2 questions that I had asked about making liquid laundry soap over here: http://www.soapmakingforum.com/forum/vi ... php?t=8673 Basically Inodoro, you have...

Nobody else has any advice on making liquid laundry soap?

Well, I'd prefer to go higher on the PKO% and the palm%, but I know that in Ghana, palm oil is worth more than PKO and the higher the PKO content, the greater the aftersmell (odour) left behind on skin after washing. I'm sorta somewhat concerned that all plant oils there will dramatically...

Somehow I think that even relative to the demographic percentages of white people allergic to peanuts, there likely aren't too many Africans allergic to peanuts. They cook with peanut frequently.

Yes, I also heard about people grating hard bars of sodium reacted soap then adding borax & washing soda, but I also read that the ingredients can eventually start to seperate and great a gloppy mess after sitting around for a while. Since I wouldn't want to make fresh soap every week, it...

Hi everyone. I need your advice. I'd like to try making some liquid laundry soap. I'd like to use butcher shop fat as the soap feedstock because from what I've read, it makes good soap & also because it recycles the waste fat. I know that some folks resent soap being made from animal...

Hi everyone. I've got a question for you. Can good hard bar soap be made using only Palm, PKO & peanut oil? I was thinking that maybe a good recipe might be something like 10% PKO, 20% palm & 70% peanut. This is related to my plan to make soap in West Africa. You see, PKO is...

Find out the manufacturers name. They should be crushing the kernels & expelling the oil along with the oil they get from the outer flesh too. If they aren't doing so, they're losing money...

I knew that someone would be doing the palm thing greedilly, but I'm surprised to hear that a government is involved. Yes, I agree, and verification of sustainable farming procedures should be demanded by every consumer!

My wife is a Ghanian expatriate. I'm not arguing, but I doubt that the Ghanian govt would farm palms. Maybe, but I doubt it. If you have a link or a reference, I'd like to read up myself. One day I'll open my own farm there & let you people know about it so you can buy with moral...

Cruelty is a fact of natural life, but as humans, we are the top of the food chain and have the ability to reduce needles suffering to only that which is necessary to sustain ourselves. I eat meat & wear leather. I also drive a big diesel pickup truck. I make no apology for either...

No scents added yet. I might try that soon. First I'll try to see if the scent can be reduced to a less noticeable level of intensity by going maybe 50/50 with palm oil.