Marseille soap is not only used for laundry: it can be used in a thousand other ways that not everyone knows. From cleaning the house to body care, find out how to really use it to the maximum.
When it comes to Marseille soapwe immediately think of laundry and its degreasing virtues. But reducing its use to the washing machine alone would be a real waste. This ancient, simple and natural product is much more versatile than it seems. Based on olive oil, soda and water, it is one of those home remedies that deserve more space in the lockers, perhaps precisely instead of those different but often unnecessarily complicated bottles.
Perhaps because by now there is a tendency to crowd the house with a thousand specific detergents, forgetting that only one is enough, if used with intelligence and a pinch of creativity. What if there was a way to simplify cleaning, save and also do a favor to the environment? It would be almost a dream … or maybe not.
House cleaning: Marseille soap does everything
In the daily domestic routine, the Marseille soap It can be transformed into a valid ally for the most diverse surfaces. Just melt some scallops in boiling water to get one spray multiusoperfect for tiles, sinks, kitchen surfaces and even glasses. By adding a few drops of lemon or tea tree essential oil, the sanitizing effect is amplified and a good perfume is also left. For i floorssimply dilute 50 grams of grated soap in a liter of hot water. Once cooled, an effective and delicate solution is obtained, also ideal for parquet or the most sensitive surfaces.
And who tried to use it for i dishesperhaps with a touch of lemon juice, hardly go back. It works, degreases and leaves no chemical residues. Of course, it does not make the same foam as an industrial detergent, but the result is often more than satisfactory. Sometimes it is believed that more foam means cleaner, but it is only a perception. Even to clean the sponge of the brushesa bowl with hot water and Marseille soap is everything you need to restore new life to objects that often throw each other too quickly.
Body care and personal hygiene: a return to the origins
It is often believed that a soap valid for cleaning cannot be used on the skin. And instead, the real Marseille soapthat obtained only from olive oil, is delicate and also suitable for daily use on the body.
Grated and dissolved in watereasily transforms into a bathroomdoccia natural. Maybe he does not smell like perfumery products, but he has a charm of his own. By adding a few drops of essential oil, it is customized according to your tastes.
The same goes for one shampoo Delicate: By mixing three parts of hot water with a part of soap, you get a washing cream that leaves the hair light and clean. To rebalance the pH, you can then rinse with water and apple cider vinegar. Those looking for a minimal and silicones solution often find a surprising response in this formula.
Also like Liquid soap for the handsis an excellent choice. With a little boiling water, soap flakes and a spoonful of vegetable glycerin (optional), a simple, effective and easily rechargeable detergent is obtained. A practical solution, especially for those who want to reduce the use of US plastic and flacons.
Other surprising uses of Marseille soap
In addition to cleaning and personal hygiene, there are also Less known uses that is worth trying. For example:
- Pet shampoo: delicate and natural, perfect for washing dogs without irritation. Without essential oils, of course.
- Portable antibacterial detergent: pouring a small dose of liquid soap enriched with tea tree and lemon into a travel bottle.
- Urgently duty: rubbing a wet soap directly on fresh stains before washing.
- Insect repellent: Some people use a diluted solution to keep ants and parasites from corners and battiscopa distant.
Finally, a creative use concerns those who try their hand with the DIY: Marseille soap can also be reused to recover the waste of home production and obtain liquid recovery detergents. Nothing is wasted, everything is transformed.
In a period when you try to cut waste and choose healthier and more natural products, rediscovering the hidden potential of a simple soap part of soap could make a difference. Not only for the home, but also for one’s well -being and that of the planet.
All that remains is to ask: do you really need to buy ten different bottles, when can only one soap with so many uses be used?
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