Hope Soap

I'm soapin for a cause. Hope soap. Homemade glycerin soap with the colon cancer awareness ribbon inside....for my sons father, who has stage 4 colon cancer. 

Some might say why are you doing this for your ex, simple, I'm me, I'm compassionate and I care. This man is the father of my son, he's a good man. They need all the help they can muster for bills insurance won't cover. 

It's not a recipe today, it's a message....choose hope, choose good, choose caring. 
If the shoe were on the other foot I'd certainly wish the same. 

Everyday I'm momin'

I did a fabric softener...because lets face it, I'm bad ass. 

Let's say this is easy peasy....

1 bottle of cheap hair conditioner ( about 15 oz size ) 

3 cups white distilled vinegar

6 cups of hot water

Gallon container with a lid.

Combine Conditioner and vinegar in a microwave safe bowl, 

Heat it up a couple of minutes. 

Mix it smooth then

6 cups of hot water in your gallon jug...

Pour in your vinegar conditioner mixture.

I added a few drops of essentail oils.

Shake shake shake.....shake your booty.

Easy 

Done

Your clothes will NOT SMELL LIKE VINEGAR!!! 

Trust me, I'm a mom.....

Every day I'm momin'

So yeah, tryin new stuff. Why not. I've been momin' since 92, 4 great kids and now a wonderful granddaughter. Basically for 21 years I've cooked stuff, sewed stuff, hot glued stuff. It is what it is, I get stuff done. 

This weekend after talking with a friend I decided I'd try making homemade laundry detergent....so that's what I did.

I trolled Walmart, getting supplies. If I was organized with a list it would of been easier. But no, I keep crap in the noggin' the vault if you please. Heads up, I think the loss prevention guy thought I was out to rob the Mart, as he followed my random aisle cruising. 

1 box of borax
1 box of A&H washing SODA 
1 bar fels naphtha soap

A 5 gallon home depot bucket with a lid

Microwave the fels naphtha about 45 seconds and please for the love of God, let it cool.....I made that error, let me take that one for the team. It will crumble...had some burnt flesh on it lol I scraped that off ( kidding people but yeah let me add LET IT COOL ) 

Pot on the stove with 4 cups of water, melt that stuff....stir....melt....yellow mixture.

Once it's melted fill your 5 gallon bucket with hot water half full. 
Add your soap mixture....add 1 cup A&H and 1/2 cup borax....stir stir stir....fill rest of bucket with hot water....stir....put lid on and let it sit 24 hours. 

In 24 hours open her up, it looks like funk nasty gloop, that is cool its right....
Got the hubby to mix it, with a plastic mixer attached to his drill. Guess I could of stirred it with a paint stick, but I'm a little this side of lazy. 

I added about 10 drops of lavender essential oil...that's optional.

Then I washed a load of towels. They were clean, for real. So cool, new toy....I started gathering things to wash. A load of my 7 year olds stuff....clean...niceeee. I then got the motherload out, my 17 year old sons "pizza parlor" work clothes. The funk from rancid onions could knock a smell defunct person down....and THEY CAME OUT SMELL FREE. Of course I'll update as the week goes on. 
I also made fabric softener, which I'll detail tomorrow....remember I'm this side of lazy!