How To Make Laundry Soap From Conkers/Horse Chestnuts DIY Natural Washing Detergent
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- Опубліковано 30 сер 2020
- In This Video We Show How to make laundry soap from Conkers /horse chestnuts DIY natural washing detergent 😁
This is step by step guide will show you everything you need to make this natural sustainable laundry soap / washing detergent!
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I use a sock. Throw crushed/dried conkers in it, tuck it into a ball and I can use it for a couple of washes. Removes the need for personality g the conkers and gets the most use out of them.
Hi beautiful family. We have a family of 7 and I can tell you that the detergents generally was our enemy 🙁 as one brand would cause dry skin, the other would make my kids really itchy and so on with all the detergents I tried it was a struggle to find one that didn't harm my family. Back in September my little ones decided they wanted to collect all the conkers they found on the way home and I ended up with just over 150 of them. Yikes!! What to do? So as I searched "what to do with conkers" I came across your video. Since then I've been using conkers as my detergent and no whatsoever allergic reactions or irritations. Grateful you guys shared. I will run out before next year September but then I will collect ivy to use as detergent. Thanks to you guys now I know I can also use ivy to make detergent. Keep those videos coming. 😀
Really glad you found it works well with your family 😁 makes us feel proud of our videos when we hear such positive things! Fingers crossed the ivy works well for you're family too it's all win win using these natural soaps good for us & the environment 💚
@@homeiswhereourheartis God bless.. like I said keep those videos coming pretty please 😁😁 homeschooling the kids I take a lot of nature tips from your videos.
If you have soapwort (not the groundcover), you can also use and dry that.
Thank you. Have a huge horse chestnut tree that i thought was a nuisance. But now i've found a use. Going to collect and try this out.
love this 🥰 once dehydrated & blended to a powder 2 years later itll still be usable, a friend yesterday got their powdered conkers from 2 years ago out, added to water & the soap was still very much there 🙏
So good to see you guys! I love that you made laundry detergent from conkers. That is very cool!
I saw an abundance of conkers near my daughter's nursery and I googled what can I do with them and came across your video. I will be surely collecting them and using. Thank you, you're a very lovely couple as well ❤
Loving your videos! Great to see the whole family involved too 😊
I’ve been taking a dose of horse chestnut every day for the last 30 years for Leg Vein Health. There are numerous of this product and supplements you can find online and it helps to get rid of the heavy feeling and the legs from varicose veins or blood clots doesn’t solve blood clots but it makes your legs feel better not so heavy, feeling reduces pain, but taking appropriate dose as it states on the bottle and it helps me a lot, it’s a great medicinal
Very good ! People even don't think about picking up nuts under all sorts of trees in public spaces :)
Will be trying this today, along with the shampoo. Going to have some fun!
Very nice video. I'm making a batch of the soap right now. Thank you for sharing!
Hey family. This is amazing. I love that you don't even need to use that much each time and how long it lasts and the cost savings as well as environment. Another one to try. We just picked blackberries today and will be making a cordial. Thanks for sharing!!💓
Hi simome! 🙂 Hope you and your family is well. It's good fun to try kids love to collect them all up. Blackberry cordial sounds yummy 😍
Wow!!! This is is amazing!
Love this! So wholesome and well done with some funny bits as well! Thank you
Glad you liked it 🙂
I knew you could do this now I know how. Unfortunately we have no conker trees in this part of the world. Thanks for the education anyway. Really great video.
Fantastic tutorial. You guys are so creative and innovative.
This is one if the the best tips I've ever gotten on UA-cam. Thanks
Glad to help 😁
I love this!!!
Very interesting how to make laundry soap from conkers wow very creative diy. A warm greetings from your friend here in T.O 🇨🇦
Very nice family video
My grandma has a chestnut tree. She always said we were able to eat them. But after some research I've realized the type of chestnut tree differ. And her tree is a horse chestnut tree. So I'll have to let her know lol. I am going to try to make this soap next fall!
So trying this. Just wanted to say my kids and I are loving watching your family and all the wonderful things you make and places you go. I'm in new zealand so opposite seasons but I'll be rewatching some of your vids.
Awesome to hear your enjoying our channel! New Zealand so summers just coming for you?
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I make laundry detergent from soap nuts, washing soda and baking soda. I’ve been doing this for almost six years now. I love y’all’s videos.
That's great 6 years! You've reduced so much waste by doing that 😁
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Fabulous Pure joy to watch your lovely smiley faces teaching us such fun and useful stuff xxx
Thank you was pure joy to read your lovely comment 😁
Loving all these great tips guys, absolutely love watching your videos
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Hello my friends, great video. Take Care.
I've collected some from a park tree, going to start today. love it
Excellent! Let us know how you get on 😁
Thank you very much guys 🤗❤
I've tried it! I found it hard to break them into pieces. I couldn't cut mine with a knife, they were too hard. But after passing that stage, the laundry detergent works nice! I added some essential oils and it was lovely!!! Amazing! Thanks for the video!
Really pleased you enjoyed it! It's true that some conker trees can produce really hard conkers somtimes too 😁
We have buckeyes here in west virginia which has the saponin in it also. Best video ive found so far and just subscribed. My wife and I are planning on visiting England in 2027 for the world beard compitition in blackpool. Ill have to catch up on your videos. All the best to you folks.
I am definitely going to make this ❤❤
Well, that is very interesting. I like that idea. :)
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Love this - will give this ago. X
Wonderful ❤️
Amazing video xx
thank you, really well filmed and explained xx
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Just watched your video, was sent the link by a friend. I’ve subscribed and I’m going conker hunting! This is just fab, save money and the environment xx you’re awesome!
Your awesome! ✌️😁
I knew it was possible to make laundry soap but not how to. Horse chestnut trees within a five minute walk...l shall be there with my basket! Thank you.
It's such a great way to save money & be sustainable 0 waste plus we get to get out and enjoy collecting conkors in the fresh air 😁
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When I was growing up we had conkers and sweet horses chestnut which we use to roast .
This is amazing! And so easy! I am amazed, thank you for all of the tips, what a lovely family
I have been using the conker laundry wash for a few months. It amazes me every single load. 🙂 What do you do with conkers after you have done the laundry? I would like to put them in the compost but that's probably not best if being used in the vegetable garden.
Very nice
omg thankyou so much for this xxx
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you can wah ur hair with this and the ivy leaf one too works fine and much cheaper
Nice video, but did You know that you can make a nice cinnamon coloured dye from the husks of the conkers? Conker cream is also supposed to be good for treating varicose veins.
Iv read about the dye but never made it 🙂
Great video. My first thought was you got a very understanding partner to let you use a hammer on kitchen counter. Cheers
I never knew.
Cheers
This is so cool. I've been using soap berries from India and although they work wonderfully I have been feeling lukewarm about it because they are shipped from across the globe. Next year when it's the season again I will use conkers. Thanks for sharing this valuable knowledge.
They are good but we've read that the farmers of the soup nuts don't get a fair price plus like you say the distance they have to travel is extreme. Conkers are our own free local version 😁
Is next year, how did this go?
Genius!
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Aaw I wish I would've come across this video just a bit earlier, I've just missed the season. But I'll definitely keep it in mind for next season.
Check out our ivy laundry soap video 😁
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Great video keep up the good work 👏
Cheers 😁
NEW LOOK!!! loving it!!! is it crazy of me...i wanna hear your love story..you seem so so happy together!!!!
Hi liz hope your well 😁 we're planning on making that one when the bluebells come 😊
I am trying out conkers washing liguid . I have an idea to share . What if you make it in a french press , like you would coffee . You can find a used French press at the local thrift shop for a few bucks . makes the straining so much easier
Nice video with the children. Subbed you.
Thank you 😁
It was really really interesting to watch ❤ God bless you all🙏
Wonderful. Thank you.
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The kiddo and I just spotted some conkers on the side of the road during our walk. We collected a bag and we're excited to make some soap! Thanks again!
Is it the inner and not the outer that makes the soap or do you need both? Im thinking after quartering if they went in the oven to dry a bit the shell will probably pull away from the flesh quite a bit and i could pull the shell off. Could powder it in blender then perhaps?
Thanks so much for this. I buy the eco brand but cant really afford it now and neither that or the stronger brands seem to get out marks so might as well go with mother nature. Save a few for wildlife peeps ❤
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I love how you made the conker soap, I might try that if I find any conkers in Yekutia, Russia 😂😂
You can use the leaves for a quick freshen up 😁
@@homeiswhereourheartis, will do thanks. You guys are real nature lovers 👏👍😂
Once youve dried the conkers. how long do they last in that dried state?
i really struggled with smashing the conkers, what type of hammer did you use? are they older conkers or fresher ones, mine just kept rolling from under the hammer in the tea towel
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Which are you liking the best this or the ivy one?? X
Got my conkers just going to give this a try!
Let us know how you get on 😁
Just done my first wash, very pleased with the results. Although they do take a bit of chopping up!😁
@@gerrysutton1404 they do take a fair old prep 😁
Can you store these whole?? We love your videos so much! Thank you!!
If dried well 🙂
Really nice to see your way to use conkers, I use to chop them, dry, put some in an old sock, knit sock and then put the sock to my washing machine. Works fine for me, but maybe I should try to do it in your way.. :) Thanks!
Love the sock method idea think we might give that a try 😁
That sounds like a quicker method! My question is, how would one go about preserving the conker for use throughout the year? Can they be left whole, or should they be dehydrated in quarters?
I have a bit of a chestnut obsession. I just love the way the shell looks like the most beautiful polished wood grain. My neighbour has a chestnut tree on his front lawn. Hates picking up the bloody things. So we have an unspoken agreement, and he turns a blind eye in the fall when I scurry around in his yard. Having had baskets of them collected from prior years, if you leave them whole in their shells, the inside does dry nicely. I imagine they might be hard to cut, but easy to smash with a hammer. I might try throwing them in my blender or food processor.
You have a great channel, I’m gonna make a video of this and will link back to your channel. Good luck with the baby 👶
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Will this work for whites without dying them? Also what temperature is best to wash clothes in?
Can you make a batch of this to last you all week?
Hi can you mix this with the Ivy one plz ?
This is the first video I've seen by you guys. Subscribed! I absolutely love you both! Sorry if this has been asked before, but what sort of smell does it leave on the clothes? Also, have you ever made a fabric conditioner equivalent?
Doesn't really have a smell you can add essential oils if you like too 😁
me too!
Does this leave any scent on the clothing? Does clothing smell after using it? Is there anywhere online to buy chestnuts?
I accidentally near roasted mine... Will it still work the same or should I have taken them out before they got hard and crispy 😬
Thnx. I made the Ivy soap yesterday which worked well. Which has more saponins, conkers or ivy?
Not sure on the exact levels but the conker soap is more soapy when you compare them 🙂
I notice you dried them out in the oven for 3 hours. Obviously that uses lots of energy,so is there another more eco way to dry them out . Thanks 😊
Wow. Does this work for sweet chestnuts too?
I had a look and couldn't find any information on it so I'm unsure 🙂
That really is quite remarkable.
I'm not one of those tree hugging hippies that believes in global warming tales but if we can save a few quid by making a perfectly good and natural washing detergent for free then I am certainly willing to give it a crack 👍
I have a question: so, one spoon for one cup/mug. 30 minutes. Then one cup for one load of laundries, right? Or may I use one cup for two loads?
Another question: can you reuse the chestnuts that you left to brew in hot water, like with tea, for example, I use twice a same bag of tea.. Something like that =P Do you also use the softener and if not, what do you use instead of it?Thank you in advance!
One cup for 1 load of laundry 🙂
We don't use the conkers twice they get really weak after one boil. We don't use anything else 😁
@@homeiswhereourheartis Thank you so much for all the answers! =)
Wow ive never heard about this before. Apparently spiders don't like conkers so maybe it might stop them from hiding in my clothes that I bring in from the washing line. 🕷
Our kids put them in the corners of the rooms in hope it keeps spiders away 🤣
@@homeiswhereourheartis I used to do the same when I was a kid!
We was talking about spiders earlier there must be a deeply ingrained reason why they scare us so much 🤣
Do you not need to use fabric softener?
We don't 🙂
Do they have to be dehydrated to use or is that just for storing?
Just for storing you can make it with them fresh if you like 🙂
@@homeiswhereourheartis thanks guys !
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@@homeiswhereourheartis where are u guys based
We're near Brighton at the moment
Zero waste of leftovers and zero plastic but can't afford the oven. Shame. Keep up the great vids
If you can find a nice sunny spot or a solar oven, you can dry them out there although it will take a bit longer 🙂
really..? we are all eat the fruits in asean... unbelieveable ..!! seriously.. But I wonder if same type of fruits..? eeemmm....
Theses are horse chestnuts there not edible sweet chestnuts look exactly the same almost they are the edible ones 😁
@@homeiswhereourheartis oowwhhh.. haahhaha... I was imagined that we ate poison fruits here.. it looks alike tho' -:) -:)
Finally a good use for all those useless masks haha