Comments on: Homemade Dish Soap with Lemon and Lavender Oil

By: Ana Jane Ivacove

Ana Jane Ivacove — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:37:32 +0000

I tried this recipe and it hardened after it cooled. I used grated Castile soap instead of soap flakes… what did I do wrong?

By: Fayth

Fayth — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:52:59 +0000

Can you substitute the soap flakes? I have only Castile soap sadly

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 02:18:31 +0000

In reply to Kel.

Mine did the samething… i ended up puttimg in a total of 24 oz of water, and so far it is perfect… add more water amd i blended mine with a hamdmixer

By: Martha

Martha — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 20:03:50 +0000

In reply to Alice. I used a recipe that literally called for 6 cups of water for that much super washing soda. Washing soda thickens the liquid dramatically so 4 oz. of water is absolutely not enough. Keep the liquid Castile at one cup but increase the grated Castile soap to one cup.

By: Alice

Alice — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 18:08:11 +0000

The mixture creates a solid, goopey mixture . In addition, even using it as a blob, it leaves dishes with a film. Save your money and move on.

By: E

Sat, 22 Jun 2019 20:54:34 +0000

My soap didn’t stay sudsy long, any suggestions? Was it because my flakes weren’t melted?

By: Linda Wilmott

Linda Wilmott — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 17:31:37 +0000

I don’t want soap that leaves scum and I thought castile did that.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 19:14:31 +0000

This recipe is similar and seems to work out better. https://naturesnurtureblog.com/homemade-dish-soap/

By: Kel

Kel — Wed, 30 May 2018 14:48:45 +0000

So I made this recipe and mine is basically a brick now. Is there a way to salvage it?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 17 May 2018 22:08:51 +0000

I used in my dishwasher the other day as I prefer a more liquid soap for hand washing; good news, it worked beautifully!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 17 May 2018 22:07:25 +0000

In reply to Jill. It'll be way too thick in my opinion. Read above comments. A lot of folks have been having the same issue; so thick!

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 17 May 2018 21:35:11 +0000

I am interested in making this soap and pouring it into the built-in liquid soap dispenser next to the kitchen sink faucet. Do you know if this will work well?

I look forward to hearing from you.

By: Jodie Ward

Jodie Ward — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:43 +0000

I guess I should have scrolled through first. Can almost use it as bar soap! Doubled the boiling water.. Getting better..

By: Kelly D Kaufman

Kelly D Kaufman — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 03:53:17 +0000

Scrolled through all of the comments to see if anyone else had the same problem. Good news, it wasn’t just me. Bad news, no answer to our issue. Other than adding more and more hot water, there must be something we can try to avoid the over-thick glop.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:15:51 +0000

This leaves a film. Any suggestions?

By: GiGi

GiGi — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:11:30 +0000

In reply to Robert.

I followed the recipe exactly and also have the same problem with it thickening up and not being usable.

I am somewhat new to essential oils, Dr. Axe (I attended one of his very informative seminars, and webinars), his website, and his products (that I am loving and finding very beneficial), but I’m concerned also as to why the Dr. Axe staff has not yet replied to these questions/issues.

Hopefully, it’s just an oversight. But nonetheless, I’m waiting patiently, somewhat. 😕

By: Lynae

Lynae — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 21:02:15 +0000

In reply to Robert. I completely agree!

By: DJH

DJH — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:49:39 +0000

In reply to Karen. I find that reducing the washing soda amount thins it out. Once in a while I have to add a little bit of hot water and shake the mixture to thin it out.

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:20:09 +0000

I think the bigger question is why hasn’t Dr Axe replied to the issue everyone is bring up about it being to thick? It’s been six months with no reply. Makes me question other things he’s touting.

By: Ara

Ara — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 06:03:14 +0000

How do you prevent it from clumping?

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:11:53 +0000

Nice! Tried it myself. Here’s the lazy man’s recipe! https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=WcLS8k8ZOGw

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 23:34:00 +0000

After pouring the moisture into my bottles, it hardened. Any suggestions? I am making household cleaning baskets for friends and family and was disappointed. Ingredients are not inexpensive and I do not want to throw this out.

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 02:32:58 +0000

What is “super washing soda”?

By: Kellie

Kellie — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:51:34 +0000

This is great but very thick. Could I use it in the dishwasher as well?

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:44:27 +0000

In Homemade Dish Soap with Lemon and Lavender Oil, when you say a cup of castille soap, is that in addition to the flakes castille soap? I noticed Walmart has some castille liquid soap
https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/castile-soap

By: Cynthia Lynn Kimble

Cynthia Lynn Kimble — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:33:42 +0000

Now, I see all the other comments…yes, this is really thick. Dr Axe, have you made this yourself? How should we thin out the recipe? More water? more liquid Castille soap?

By: Cynthia Lynn Kimble

Cynthia Lynn Kimble — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:31:56 +0000

Thanks for the recipe. You might consider specifying that the 1 cup of Castille soap is liquid. Also, the amount of water used to “melt” the flakes isn’t enough water or hot long enough to melt the solids. I had to put it all back into a pot over low heat to melt it all.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 14:24:34 +0000

I made this recipe exactly as stated and it is really really thick, and turned solid. Can you please confirm that the actual cup and tablespoon quantities are as stated. thank you

By: Jac Sanford

Jac Sanford — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:25:28 +0000

I have ran into the problem that once this is all mixed up and cools it goes so thick that i have to scoop it out with a spoon and i even tried making the next batch with more water than what the recipe calls for and it still does the same thing…any suggestions why

By: Laura Ludwig

Laura Ludwig — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:42:01 +0000

what ias washing soda and where do I find it

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 03:39:44 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. Not sure why I typed BEST in there... aorry

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 03:38:37 +0000

In reply to Leonora. You put the best washing soda and grated soap in bowl then pour hot water on it and whisk to dissolve then add liquid Castile soap.

By: Candice

Candice — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 13:24:34 +0000

I agree with the other comments. Its great seeing the ingredients listed but theres no actual recipe on how to make some of your solutions. Very frustrating!

By: Makeyia Colbert

Makeyia Colbert — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:01:21 +0000

Where are the exact amounts/recipes? They were always listed before and were very helpful as I’m new to making my own DIY’s. Please change it back. Thx

By: Ilene

Ilene — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 01:12:59 +0000

I’m with Leonora.
How much soda, how much soap n will the mixture
stau thin enough to spray.

THANK YOU…ILENE

By: Leonora

Leonora — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 22:22:04 +0000

Dr. Axe really good recipe, but here I didn’t understand “Next, heat water to boiling, then pour it over the washing soda and grated soap. Using a whisk, blend well. Once you mix those ingredients, add the Castile soap and blend again. As I mentioned above” how much we need of everything and if we added already grated castile soap and mixed them, why at the end we have to add again grated soap?

Thanks for answer
Leonora