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How to machine wash clothes with Marseille soap?

How to machine wash clothes with Marseille soap?

A trick to do without detergent for the washing machine is to use Marseille soap instead.

Grandma's recipe for making laundry detergent with Marseille soap is far from complicated.

Even I succeeded!

Thanks to this homemade recipe, you will be able to make your own detergent and wash your laundry more economically. Explanations:

How to machine wash clothes with Marseille soap?

Contents
  • Ingredients
  • How to
  • Result
  • Savings

Ingredients

- 2 Marseille soaps of 50 g

- 3 liters of hot water

- 3 tablespoons baking soda

- 7 drops of lemon essential oil

How to

1. Grate the 2 Marseille soaps using a cheese grater.

How to machine wash clothes with Marseille soap?

2. Boil 2 liters of water in a saucepan.

3. Gently pour the soap shavings into the pan, lowering the heat.

How to machine wash clothes with Marseille soap?

4. Mix with a wooden spatula.

5. Add 3 tablespoons of baking soda and continue mixing. Turn off the fire.

How to machine wash clothes with Marseille soap?

6. Add 7 drops of lemon essential oils to perfume the laundry and mix. This step is optional.

7. Pour the mixture into a large bucket.

8. Add 1 liter of hot water and mix.

How to machine wash clothes with Marseille soap?

9. Let the mixture sit overnight.

10. Pour your detergent into an empty detergent container.

Result

There you go, all you have to do is launch your 1st economical Marseille soap machine :-)

Now you know what to replace your detergent in the washing machine with!

Simple, practical and economical!

Use the same dosage as for a classic non-concentrated detergent. To make it easier to dose, use the measuring cap of your bottle.

Wondering where to put the Marseille soap detergent? It's very simple:in the bin where you usually put your laundry.

Don't forget to shake the container well before using it.

If the lye is a little too hard, feel free to add a bit more hot water to the mix.

If you don't have real Marseille soap, you can find some here. You can also buy flake Marseille soap directly.

Savings achieved

Doing your laundry with Marseille soap is a trick to know to save on liquid detergent purchases.

Marseille soap is much more economical than liquid detergents that you can buy in supermarkets.

I calculated that I got about 6 euro cents per machine ! Quite the savings, right?

By following our laundry soap recipe, you save money on shopping for the same efficiency and cleanliness of your laundry.