Recipes for Marseille soap flakes

Sustainable washing with Marseille soap flakes. Good for the environment and your wallet.

REAL MARSEILLE SOAP FLAKES  consist of at least 72% vegetable oils.

The Marseille Soap Flakes have been recommended for centuries for washing clothes and cleaning all surfaces such as floors, tile, sanitary facilities etc.

Marseille soap flakes are completely biodegradable and 100% natural and hypoallergenic and always made from vegetable oils.

Real Marseille soap is traditionally used for the maintenance of Belgian bluestone and other
natural stone floors. But it is also very suitable for hand and machine washing.

Pure soap flakes

• Suitable for cleaning floors
• Suitable for machine washing
• Suitable for hand washing (makes wool very soft)
• Suitable for personal care

Very gentle on the skin. Without dyes and synthetic perfumes.
Mild soft soap based on coconut and palm oil. Together at least 72%.
Economical in use. 1 handful of flakes in 5-10 liters of water.

Make your own detergent from white Marseille soap flakes:

The detergent of all detergents is detergent made from Marseille soap. Also known as Marsiglia. Marseille soap has a very special but neutral scent that lingers in your clothes for a long time and gives you an ultimate clean feeling when you take your Marseille clothes out of your closet or suitcase. It doesn't remotely resemble any other detergent. It smells very natural. And besides, it is also natural. It is
made from vegetable oils. Because it is completely biodegradable, this naturally protects the environment.
Please note, this is a recipe for 5 liters of detergent made from the white Marseille soap flakes, so find a wide neck bottle, bucket or container large enough for this. If possible, take a bucket with a lid.
 

Economical and very cheap wool detergent.
Take 5 liters of water and let it boil. Turn off the heat and add 150 grams of Marseille soap flakes. Stir well until dissolved. Place the mixture in wide-necked bottles. Once it has cooled completely you will see it thicken. With this mixture you can also polish natural stone floors, wash hands, etc. etc.
 

Economical and very cheap white goods detergent.
Take 5 liters of water and bring it to the boil. Turn off the heat and add 150 grams of Marseille soap flakes. Add 80 grams of pure soda. Stir well until dissolved. Place the mixture in wide-necked bottles. Once it has cooled completely you will see it thicken.
• Do not use this mixture to polish natural stone floors. The soda will leave stains.
• Use double the amount of regular detergent.
• It is a lot more environmentally friendly than most detergents and it is of course a bonus
that it is also a lot cheaper.
Tip: Run your washing machine once a month (hot) without laundry and add cleaning vinegar. This way your washing machine remains clean, limescale and grease-free.
• For maintenance of natural stone, ask your natural stone supplier for advice.
• Never use different products together when maintaining natural stone.

Recipe for washing powder;

• Take dry Marseille soap flakes and grind them into a fine powder (coffee grinder). Use half a tablespoon per wash.
  Add a tablespoon of sodium bicarbonate with each wash.
  Add a tablespoon of cleaning vinegar or citric acid.
  
  For white laundry you can also add a spoonful of fine soda or a spoonful of oxygen bleach. (Never add soda to colored or delicate laundry).
  For colored laundry you can also simply add a tablespoon of kitchen salt or a dash of vinegar.
  
  Recipe for shaving soap (wet shave).
• Take 90 grams of mineral water and let it boil.
• Turn off the heat and immediately add 20 grams of Marseille soap flakes.
• Add 10 grams of Shea butter.
• For example, add 5 drops of Teatree essential oil and 10 drops of Lavender essential oil.
• Mix this well with the mixer until the Marseile soap is well dissolved and a foamy mass is created.
• Place everything in a jar or bowl and let it sit overnight.

When using the shaving soap with a brush;
Take a little shaving soap and foam it with the shaving brush and a little water in another bowl by making a circular motion.

        Make your homemade liquid soap.

• 2 cups of soap flakes
• 2 liters of water (about 8 cups)
• 2 tablespoons glycerin
• Make it: Add all ingredients to a large saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally until the soap is dissolved. Allow to cool and transfer to jars, bottles or other containers.

Use it: like any gel soap for your hands, face or body.

        Make your homemade shampoo.

• In a bain marie (water bath), melt a tablespoon of Marseille soap powder or powder from previously grated Marseille soap.

• Add a teaspoon of olive oil and a teaspoon of honey. Stir this mixture to obtain a homogeneous paste.

• Meanwhile, boil 100 ml (about 1/2 cup) of water and slowly pour it into the pasta. You need to get a base in which you can add, for example, essential oil and sweet almond oil. Do not store the shampoo for longer than 3 weeks.

         Control Aphids.

• Dissolve about 20 grams of Marseille soap in 1 liter of water and spray this solution on the leaves of your plant. Usually no more than 3 treatments are necessary. A safe, environmentally friendly, economical and fast solution that really works.

Recipe for the green olive oil soap flakes;

To make liquid soap you need more soap flakes from the olive oil Marseille soap flakes than from the clear soap flakes. You use proportionately less detergent. The washing power of both is the same.

Wool detergent.

Take 5 liters of water and let it boil. Turn off the heat and add 150 grams of Marseille olive soap flakes. Stir well until dissolved. Allow to cool slightly and then pour the mixture into wide-necked bottles. Once it has cooled completely you will see it thicken. With this mixture you can also polish natural stone floors, wash hands, etc. etc.

Money laundering agent.    

• Take 5 liters of water and bring it to the boil. Turn off the heat and add 150 grams of Marseille soap flakes. Add 80 grams of pure soda. Stir well until dissolved. Place the mixture in wide-necked bottles. Once it has cooled completely you will see it thicken.   
• For cleaning natural stone floors and colored laundry. Leave the soda out. The soda will leave stains on the floors and will bite off the colored laundry slightly.   
• Use the amount of 50 ml of regular detergent.   
• It is a lot more environmentally friendly than most detergents and it is of course a bonus that it is also a lot cheaper.
  Tip: Run your washing machine once a month (hot) without laundry and add cleaning vinegar. This way your washing machine remains clean, limescale and grease-free. 
• For maintenance of natural stone, ask your natural stone supplier for advice. Always try a small piece first.
• Never use different products together when maintaining natural stone.
• For maintenance of natural stone, only use the soap flakes, do not add any other ingredients.

If you want to clean your natural stone floor with soap flakes, always ask the floor stone supplier for advice first. Never use different products together and always use the same product.

Soap 80gr Detachant (stain remover) with sodium bicarbonate.

Extra strong vegetable stain remover for textiles. Does not contain animal substances such as ox bile, but has the same result. Highly concentrated Marseille soap with sodium bicarbonate. Removes stains on fabrics, carpets, curtains, hands, grease stains, dirt, fruit stains, mayonnaise, spices, wine, coffee, chocolate, lipstick, blood and ink.

Authentic traditional stain soap. This soap can be used directly on difficult-to-remove stains in textiles. Can also be added grated to the washing machine for extra powerful washing results.

Ecological formula: no preservative, coloring or synthetic perfume. Made in Marseille. Respects the skin and the environment: the absence of additive limits the risk of allergic reaction and ensures rapid and complete biodegradation. Can be used on all fabrics.

Use :
First wet the soap with water. Then cover the stain to be treated with the wet soap and rub the soap in well. Then let the soap soak in for a while and put it in the washing machine or hand wash.

NB!  First test on a less visible part whether the textile or clothing tolerates the soap well. Keep out of reach of children!

©  NA ten Hoeve 08\08\2008