Soap for scrubbing

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Where can I buy bars of a good laundry soap? I don't anticipate use of a washing machine and I want something to use for washing clothes on a wash board.

-- Sylvia (bluebirdms@aol.com), December 24, 1999

Answers

The Philippines. I'm really sorry I didn't bring some back when we were there 2 years ago. I expect it to be needed shortly :(

-- pilotrn (pilotrn@hotmail.com), December 24, 1999.

Found a bit of interesting advice on another board sometime back about soap. They said to buy your bath soap bars the ones on sale in packs of ten or twelve, or whatever. Unwrap them and let them dry out, that they would last a lot longer that way. That is just what I have done, I have a large supply of dried out bar soap stored in those ice cream containers, those gal, or five quart sizes, I really dont know the size but I think you know the ones I mean.

-- Notforlong (Fsur439@aol.com), December 24, 1999.

My Grandmother always used when I was a kid Fels-naptha bar soap, you can still buy it at the local grocery store, I just seen it yesterday on the shelf for about $.96 for a big bar. Good strong wash soap.

-- Glenn Boling (wilber@montanasky.net), December 24, 1999.

Castile Hardwater bar soap (available in most grocery stores in US) is great for washing clothes by hand. When you buy the bars (of whatever kind of soap you'll be using), unwrap them and set them aside for later use; this allows them to further age. After letting bar soap age 6 months or so (you CAN use it before then, aging just makes it last longer), I use an old cheese grater to grate the soap into fine shavings. Soften the soap flakes in a bit of hot water before using on laundry day. We have an electric washer we use for winter, but do laundry in wash tubs the rest of the year. Doing laundry by hand isn't that difficult, just a bit uncomfortable in winter in the north 8')

-- justme (justme@myhouse.com), December 24, 1999.

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