Bar of laundry soap and a drop of fantasy: folk remedies for cleanliness, beauty and health

Laundry soap is popular at all times - the uniqueness of the composition makes it indispensable in cleaning. There are at least 9 ways to use household soap. Today we will reveal all the secrets of miracle cure and publish the best recipes based on it.

The uniqueness of laundry soap

The grayish bar of soap to many seems ordinary and unremarkable. Modern housewives often underestimate him and even get around because of a specific smell. Meanwhile, laundry soap has been and remains a unique product. What makes him so?

• Efficiency. The main difference between laundry soap and toilet soap is a high concentration of alkalis. Hydrogen ions in solution are very active. The hydrogen index (pH) of laundry soap is 11–12 (while that of toilet soap is 5–7). Due to this, it easily removes all types of contaminants, but it copes with protein stains especially well: from sweat, blood, milk, raw meat, fish, etc.
• Hypoallergenicity. Natural laundry soap does not contain fragrances, carcinogens and toxic substances. The composition includes only fatty acids, alkalis and salts. To avoid allergies, they are advised to wash their clothes and wash the toys of newborns.
• Universality. A bar can wash dishes, floors, shoes, wash clothes, towels, underwear, baby clothes. It is used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes. They can wash their hair and car in the yard. Cure home plants. Disinfect hands before surgery. And much more.
• Antimicrobial properties. Laundry soap destroys bacteria and fungi, which is why it is still widely used in hospitals and kindergartens to disinfect rooms.

The first laundry soap began to be produced in the French city of Marseille in the 16th century. Then it was called Marseille and was used for cooking vegetable fats (olive oil) and salt. Russia is the only country that allows soap from fats of animal origin.

How to use?

Laundry soap is fraught with many secrets. For more than three centuries, it has been used not only for its intended purpose, but also for extraordinary needs.

• • If a dog is soaped with household soap, after 15 minutes all the fleas will die or flee.
  • With fungus on the nails, you need to wash the feet of households. soap.
  • In the field, surgical gloves can be replaced with soap - it is enough to soap your hands abundantly and let them dry.
  • Strong soapy solution perfectly disinfects wounds, bites and abrasions.
  • With a bar of natural soap, it is useful to wash your hair if dandruff appears or your hair is too thin. After washing, you must use a rinse aid - 1 liter of warm water with the addition of 1 tbsp. tablespoons of vinegar.
  • Peeling with household soap: lather your face, moisten a cotton pad in calcium chloride and hold along the massage lines. The skin is very well cleansed.
  • To cleanse the whole body, a birch broom is soaked in a soap solution in a bath.
  • If foam soap is used instead of shaving foam, irritation can be avoided. They can also treat the skin after depilation.

• • To cleanse your face from acne (acne), you need to mix 1 tbsp. teaspoon of soapy foam with 1 teaspoon of fine salt. Apply the product on a washed face and leave to dry completely. Will pinch strongly, this is the norm. After about 20 minutes, you need to rinse everything off with hot, and then cold water. The course of treatment is 2 weeks. Apply the mask in the morning and evening.
  • Burned? Soap the burn area immediately and do not rinse off. If everything is done quickly, neither blisters nor redness will appear.
  • Laundry soap helps get rid of corns and cracks in the heels. In 2 liters of hot water you need to dissolve 1 tbsp. teaspoon of soap shavings and 1 teaspoon of soda. Steam the legs for 10 minutes, and then rub with a brush. After 1-2 procedures, the heels will again become pink, like in a baby.

• If pests appear on indoor flowers (aphids, spiders, mites), rub the leaves with soap suds. Leave it on for 3 hours and rinse off with a clean cloth. Then, without waiting for the drops to dry, wrap the plant with polyethylene for a day.

Laundry soap is not recommended for personal hygiene on an ongoing basis. This highly alkaline product gradually dissolves the protective layer of the epidermis on the hands and body. As a result, the skin loses its elasticity, becomes dry, begins to peel and becomes inflamed.

9 farm uses

Today, the assortment of household chemicals is wider than ever. But most of its types can be replaced by just one bar of laundry soap, or rather, folk remedies based on it. For the preparation of solutions it is not necessary to buy a new product. You can use remnants and broken pieces.

To make the bar easily rubbed on a grater, heat it by putting it in the microwave for 30 seconds.

Top 9 recipes and uses for household soap:

1. 1. Detergent for dishes. The bar can be used in pure form. But it’s much more convenient to prepare a liquid detergent. To do this, dissolve 6 tbsp in 300 ml of hot water. tablespoons of shavings (grated soap dissolves better), add 8 tbsp. tablespoons of glycerin, 1 tbsp. spoon of alcohol or 2 tbsp. tablespoons of vodka and mix well. Done. Pour into a bubble and use. Unlike household chemicals, such a product does not leave a film with surfactants on the dishes, it is easily washed off and does not dry the skin of the hands.

1. 1. Disinfection of the room. If an infection occurs in the house, it is recommended to use a 10% solution of soap and soda. It is necessary to separately dissolve 500 g of soda ash in hot water and separately - 500 g of laundry soap. Then the solutions are combined and the volume is adjusted to 10 liters. Means wash the floor 2 times, then wash off the alkali with clean warm water. To process tables of chairs, children's toys, 50 grams of soda and soap are taken per 5 liters of water.
   2. Cleaning paste for grease and carbon deposits. It is necessary to dissolve 200 g of grated soap in 200 ml of hot water. Then beat the solution until a thick foam, add 6 tbsp. tablespoons of baking soda, 3 drops of lemon oil or other ether (optional) - and mix again. Pasta should be infused for a day in a cool dark place. Then it can be used to clean stoves, wire racks, pans, cooker hoods, ovens, etc.

1. 1. Washing powder. From soap shavings and baking soda can be prepared
      great detergent. Mix 1 part finely grated soap and 2 parts soda. Such a powder is eco-friendly, perfectly cleans stains and can be used for both hand and machine wash. The soda in the composition does not allow the agent to foam very much and protects the heater from soap sticking.
   2. From fogging of glasses and mirrors. It is necessary to draw a remnant on the surface of the grid (cell size of about 2 cm), and then gently rub the soap with a dry soft cloth. Do not flush.

1. 1. My laminate without stains. Dissolve 5 tbsp. tablespoons of soap shavings in 3 liters of water. Soap the floor and then wipe it with a clean, damp cloth. There will be no stains or stains on the laminate.
   2. We clean the kitchen towels. Such products very quickly become stained, gray. Laundry soap is able to give a second life to old kitchen towels. It is necessary to dip them in hot water, how to soap and wrap in strong bags for a day. After 24 hours, wash the towels in the washing machine. They will be cleaned and become like new.

1. Means for washing the car. A bar of soap perfectly replaces car shampoo. It is necessary to dissolve it in 5 liters of warm water and soap the body. After 5 minutes, the solution can be washed off.Oil stains and all dirt are easily cleaned.
2. Cleaning jewelry. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of soap chips in 50 ml of water and add 5 drops of ammonia. Beat the foam, soak a cotton pad with it and rub the silver and gold items. They will sparkle with purity.

Some people are repelled by the content of animal fats in household soap. They mistakenly think that it is made from dog fat. This is just a myth. It is cooked from pork, goat, beef fat remaining after skin dressing.

Laundry soap is an unusual product that can replace dozens of jars of household chemicals and even some medicines in the house. Many underestimate its capabilities - and in vain. Check the effectiveness of folk remedies on yourself - you will be pleasantly surprised.