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title: Laundry Detergent (Marseille Soap)
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description: How to make and dose the home-made Marseille soap laundry liquid
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aliases:
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- detergent
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- laundry-detergent
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- marseille-soap
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tags:
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- equipment
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- laundry
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- household
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---
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# Laundry Detergent (Marseille Soap)
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We wash clothes with a home-made liquid made from **Marseille soap flakes and water**. Marseille soap works genuinely well here because our water is **soft** — in hard water it leaves limescale-soap residue, but that isn't our situation.
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## Recipe (2 litres)
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| Ingredient | Amount |
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|------------|--------|
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| Marseille soap flakes | 100–120 g |
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| Hot water | 2 litres |
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| Washing soda (*cristaux de soude*) — optional | 1 tablespoon |
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The washing soda is only worth adding for **greasy or heavily soiled loads**. Plain soap and water is fine for everyday washing.
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### Method
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1. **Dissolve** the flakes in the hot water, stirring until no flakes remain.
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2. **Let it rest 24 hours.** It thickens and may separate — that's normal.
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3. **Whisk before every use** so the gel is evenly mixed.
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## Dosing
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> [!tip] Start low — 50–60 ml per load
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> Soft water needs noticeably less of everything. Start at **50–60 ml per load**, not 100 ml.
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**Over-dosing is the main cause of residue on clothes and build-up in the machine**, and with soft water you hit that threshold sooner than the back of a commercial detergent box would suggest.
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If laundry comes out **stiff or smelling soapy, cut the dose further.**
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## Where it goes
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| Machine | Compartment |
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|---------|-------------|
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| Bosch Series 6 (first floor) | **Manual compartment on the left** |
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| Washroom off the kitchen | *TBD* |
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See [[laundry|Laundry]] for the machines themselves.
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