Dozens of new products that are released by the chemical industry appear annually on store shelves. A universal laundry soap does not lose its popularity. Its important advantages over competitors are naturalness, efficiency and affordability.
Material Content:
What soap is made of
The manufacturing technology of ordinary household soap of a dark color has not changed for many years. First, fats of natural origin are heated in special cooking boilers. Then, soda is added to the molten mass. The result is a so-called soap glue. When it cools, a laundry soap is formed that contains 40 - 70% fatty acids. To increase the percentage of fat, soap glue is additionally treated with saline.
The laundry soap contains:
- Beef, pork or lamb fats not intended for human consumption. Raw materials obtained from fish are also used.
- Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids: lauric, linoleic, palmitic, stearic and others.
- White clay (kaolin) is often used in soaps with 72% fatty acids. It helps to neutralize the action of alkali.
If the product contains no white clay, then it cannot be used for skin and hair.
Laundry soap also contains fresh water, salomas and alkali. Sometimes it has rosin. What laundry soap is made of depends on the manufacturers of the products.Some unscrupulous manufacturers replace natural animal fats with artificial substances. This reduces the quality of the finished product.
Types of soap products
On sale you can find liquid laundry soap and even a product in the form of a powder or ointment. But the most common and effective version of the product is a solid tan bar. On the "brick" in the form of numbers indicates the percentage of fatty acids that are present in it.
Depending on these indicators, soap is divided into categories:
- first: 70.5 - 72%;
- second: 69%;
- third: 64%.
Products manufactured in accordance with GOST are considered to be the most “correct” and useful. This soap is dark in color, without pungent odors, with a 72% mark on the surface. Buying it every year is more difficult.
The benefits to humans
Laundry soap is successfully used to achieve a variety of goals:
- disinfect skin in case of cuts, scratches, abrasions;
- reduce skin irritation after shaving or hair removal, insect bites and animals;
- reduce soreness with various thermal burns, including sunburn;
- improve the condition of problematic skin in the presence of acne, acne, inflammation;
- get rid of corns, calluses, ulcers;
- soften rough skin on the legs or arms;
- get rid of dandruff and seborrhea;
- eliminate swelling and pain with bruises, dislocations, hematomas;
- cure some types of fungus;
- defeat rhinitis;
- boost immunity;
- clean dishes and clothes from dirt and grease.
Application methods
Laundry soap has anti-inflammatory, antiviral and healing effects.
The product is used to get rid of a number of cosmetic and medical problems, as well as to clean contaminated surfaces. It is also recommended to use a bar for the prevention of certain ailments.
Disease treatment
Washing with household soap is recommended to reduce the risk of contracting infectious and viral diseases. To treat a runny nose or fight colds, a little thick solution of laundry soap is applied to the inner surface of the nostrils. You can completely get rid of the problem if you repeat the procedure 3-4 times.
Women are offered to wash themselves with laundry soap if they notice signs of thrush. Use the product for intimate hygiene after consulting a doctor. After all, soap only relieves the symptoms of the disease. Most likely, additional medical treatment will be needed.
After visiting saunas, baths, a swimming pool and other public places of this purpose, it is recommended to thoroughly wash the limbs with household soap. This is a great way to prevent fungus development.
In folk medicine
Simple and effective folk recipes:
- Small thermal burns, including from the sun, are lubricated with soap to reduce pain. In the same way, itching is eliminated with insect bites. First, a soap solution is prepared, which is then applied to the skin. Rubbing the body directly with a bar is not recommended.
- Bruises and bruises are lubricated with laundry soap. This will help restore the skin's natural color after just a few uses.
- Small candles are made from laundry soap and introduced into the anus for constipation.
- With hemorrhoids, it is recommended to wash yourself with laundry soap. It will become an adjuvant in the fight against the problem, will have a mild laxative effect and reduce inflammation.
- To open the abscess, combine a teaspoon of chopped laundry soap, grated onions and sugar. Mix the mixture well and place on the inflamed area overnight. Wrap a bandage on top and fix the bandage. In the morning, an abscess will burst. If this does not happen, then the procedure is repeated again.
- Antifungal bath. Dissolve 1 tbsp. spoon of soap in 1 liter of warm water. The time for holding a bath for hands or feet with such a mixture is 15 minutes.
In the field of beauty
Beauticians recommend washing with water and ordinary household soap. This will help maintain a healthy appearance and youth no worse than expensive cosmetics. But the procedure can not be carried out often, so as not to dry the skin.
Some representatives of the older generation use only household soap to wash their hair, while their hair looks great.
The only problem is that the dark bar contains a lot of alkaline elements. They not only remove dirt, but also wash the right layer of fat.
Experts recommend washing your hair first with soap and then washing your hair. In this case, a pre-prepared soap solution should be applied to the skin, and not rubbed with a bar. And it is imperative to add a few drops of lemon juice or a couple of tablespoons of vinegar to the rinse water. This will help neutralize the effects of alkali. If the hair is dyed, then the actions are carried out with extreme caution.
- The fight against dandruff. Perform hair washing with laundry soap twice a week. First, a soap solution is prepared separately, then it is applied to the skin and then the hair is washed. After that make a solution of 1 liter of water and 1 tbsp. tablespoons of vinegar. A more concentrated composition is not used so that a burn does not appear on the scalp. This composition is rinsed with hair. The course of treatment is a month. Then you need to take a four-week break.
- Strengthening nails. It is useful for owners of fragile nail plates to lather them daily with household soap for 20 minutes. This procedure effectively improves the structure of the tissue, makes the nails more durable.
- To combat rough skin on the legs and calluses. In 2 l of warm water dissolve 1 st. teaspoon of ground laundry soap and 1 teaspoon of soda. Immerse the problem area of the skin in the resulting solution for 15 minutes. After that, rinse the corns just with warm water. If the action was carried out on the roughened skin of the legs, then the sole is rubbed with a pumice. Then the feet are rinsed with clean water and a softening cream is applied to them. Repeat the session once a day until you can achieve the desired effect.
Due to its antibacterial properties, laundry soap has been successfully used to treat problem facial skin. It removes blockages of the sebaceous glands, flushes out excess fat, helps get rid of inflammation and acne. When washing with a dark bar, the skin dries out too much, so after the procedure, you must use emollient cream. You can apply soap only directly to problem areas (acne, inflammation), and then rinse it off.
Laundry soap in the home
The product is used to wash things, including clothes for babies. Indeed, unlike many modern synthetic powders and gels, laundry soap almost never causes allergies. Woolen items washed with a bar with a specific smell retain their attractive appearance for a long time.
Laundry soap perfectly removes various impurities, has whitening properties and has a softening effect.
This is an environmentally friendly product that favorably distinguishes it from other detergents. Laundry soap does not form a layer of surfactants on dishes, so it is recommended to use it for washing plates, spoons and other kitchen utensils. Soap foam can make clean fruits and vegetables, remove impurities on the eggshell.
Disinfect the floors with laundry soap for those who cannot stand the smell of bleach. Soap foam not only removes dirt on various surfaces well, but also disinfects them.
In the garden
Laundry soap is used by gardeners and gardeners:
- The tool wash agricultural tools, containers for growing seedlings and other equipment.
- It is used to disinfect seeds instead of the more common potassium permanganate.
- Trees, shrubs and vegetables are treated with a soapy solution with a slight attack of aphids, caterpillars, scale insects, spider mites, and worms. If there are a lot of parasites, then soap is used together with more effective chemicals as a fixative. With it, chemistry is better retained on plants.
- With the help of laundry soap get rid of gray rot. Processing is also carried out to prevent fungal problems.
Soap solution is appropriate to reduce soil acidity. After all, laundry soap has a high alkaline reaction (its pH is about 11 - 12).
Unusual Ideas
With the help of laundry soap and a thick cloth, you can insulate wooden window frames for the winter. Strips of matter are cut out. They are moistened in water, then excess moisture is squeezed out. After that, it is liberally lubricated on one side with laundry soap. The obtained insulation is placed on the window joints and pressed down. In the spring it is quickly removed, the windows are easy to clean.
The bar performs disinfection of hygiene products: washcloths, toothbrushes, combs.
It is useful to lubricate the toothbrush with soap every day at night after evening brushing. If the procedure is performed regularly, the risk of various dental problems is reduced. In the morning, the brush must be washed before use. Washcloths and combs are enough to process once every 2 to 3 months.
Wash with household soap is useful, but not everyone agrees to do it manually. You can grate part of the bar on a grater, soak it in cold water. When the soap becomes dehydrated, the resulting mass is used instead of liquid detergent for washing machines.
Contraindications and possible harm
The use of laundry soap can bring both benefits and harm. From the bar will be good, if you do not forget about prudence and use it sparingly.
- To use soap for personal hygiene for a long time is dangerous, you can disrupt the natural level of skin pH. In this case, the skin dry out, lose elasticity, age faster.
- Often, using soap to enhance immunity is also not recommended. The antimicrobial effect is triggered, but the body is weaned to defeat various infections on its own.
- If you perform water procedures with laundry soap daily, the protective layer of the epidermis suffers. A person will feel tightness of the skin, a rash, peeling, cracks may appear.
If you have serious health problems, you should not rely solely on soap therapy. This remedy will alleviate the condition, but the specialist should prescribe the main treatment.
“Magic” bars with a specific smell continue to live in almost every home, as they did many years ago. Laundry soap conquers with its natural composition, low price and width of scope.
