Comments on: Homemade Dish Soap with Lemon and Lavender Oil https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/ Dr. Axe is a Certified Nutrition Specialist, expert in Natural Medicine, a speaker for Fortune 500 Companies (Nissan, Whole Foods) and a doctor of chiropractic. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 05:56:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ertuğrul https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-62947 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 05:56:15 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-62947 Hi, I’m Ertuğrul. I used the same recipe, but I saw that Dr.As Axe said, “mix and let cool”, I did the same, a white dark foam formed about 2 cm at the top of my mixture, and when it cooled down, I filled it into a bottle. Oh my God, I could barely get the freezing soap out of the bottle when I almost thought my money was garbage. I added another 2 ounces of distilled boiling water to the container again and mixed it until it cooled down, and then I did what I could think of. I said if I don’t take the foam part on top, it will all be foam, and when I took the foam with the help of a spoon, my dark yellowish and dense consistency soap appeared, I tried it and it feels great. I can guarantee that when everyone does it this way, he won’t throw away his money anymore. Just think a little freely,thank you.

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By: Ana Jane Ivacove https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-54229 Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:37:32 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-54229 I tried this recipe and it hardened after it cooled. I used grated Castile soap instead of soap flakes… what did I do wrong?

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By: Fayth https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-51592 Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:52:59 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-51592 Can you substitute the soap flakes? I have only Castile soap sadly

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By: Katie https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-51368 Thu, 11 Jul 2019 02:18:31 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-51368 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

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By: Martha https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-51336 Sat, 06 Jul 2019 20:03:50 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-51336 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.

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By: Alice https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-51319 Wed, 03 Jul 2019 18:08:11 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-51319 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.

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By: E https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-51224 Sat, 22 Jun 2019 20:54:34 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-51224 My soap didn’t stay sudsy long, any suggestions? Was it because my flakes weren’t melted?

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By: Linda Wilmott https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-51218 Fri, 21 Jun 2019 17:31:37 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-51218 I don’t want soap that leaves scum and I thought castile did that.

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By: Kristi https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-50575 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 19:14:31 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-50575 This recipe is similar and seems to work out better. https://naturesnurtureblog.com/homemade-dish-soap/

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By: Kel https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-50085 Wed, 30 May 2018 14:48:45 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-50085 So I made this recipe and mine is basically a brick now. Is there a way to salvage it?

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By: Lisa https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-49817 Thu, 17 May 2018 22:08:51 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-49817 I used in my dishwasher the other day as I prefer a more liquid soap for hand washing; good news, it worked beautifully!

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By: Lisa https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-49816 Thu, 17 May 2018 22:07:25 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-49816 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!

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By: Jill https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-49815 Thu, 17 May 2018 21:35:11 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-49815 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.

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By: Jodie Ward https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-49123 Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:43 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-49123 I guess I should have scrolled through first. Can almost use it as bar soap! Doubled the boiling water.. Getting better..

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By: Kelly D Kaufman https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-48546 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 03:53:17 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-48546 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.

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By: Joanne https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-48130 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:15:51 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-48130 This leaves a film. Any suggestions?

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By: GiGi https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-47683 Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:11:30 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-47683 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. 😕

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By: Lynae https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-47515 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 21:02:15 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-47515 In reply to Robert.

I completely agree!

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By: DJH https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-47356 Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:49:39 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-47356 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.

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By: Robert https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-47353 Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:20:09 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-47353 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.

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By: Ara https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-47106 Sat, 20 Jan 2018 06:03:14 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-47106 How do you prevent it from clumping?

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By: Erik https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-46813 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:11:53 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-46813 Nice! Tried it myself. Here’s the lazy man’s recipe! https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=WcLS8k8ZOGw

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By: Donna https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-46125 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 23:34:00 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-46125 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.

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By: Frank https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-45721 Sat, 11 Nov 2017 02:32:58 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-45721 What is “super washing soda”?

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By: Kellie https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-45547 Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:51:34 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-45547 This is great but very thick. Could I use it in the dishwasher as well?

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By: Rudolf https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-44979 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:44:27 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-44979 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

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By: Cynthia Lynn Kimble https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-44740 Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:33:42 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-44740 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?

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By: Cynthia Lynn Kimble https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-44739 Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:31:56 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-44739 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.

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By: Karen https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-44538 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 14:24:34 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-44538 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

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By: Jac Sanford https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-44245 Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:25:28 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-44245 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

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By: Laura Ludwig https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-44212 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:42:01 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-44212 what ias washing soda and where do I find it

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By: Stephanie https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-43947 Mon, 07 Aug 2017 03:39:44 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-43947 In reply to Stephanie.

Not sure why I typed BEST in there… aorry

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By: Stephanie https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-43946 Mon, 07 Aug 2017 03:38:37 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-43946 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.

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By: Candice https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-43880 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 13:24:34 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-43880 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!

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By: Makeyia Colbert https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-43837 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:01:21 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-43837 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

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By: Ilene https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-43827 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 01:12:59 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-43827 I’m with Leonora.
How much soda, how much soap n will the mixture
stau thin enough to spray.

THANK YOU…ILENE

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By: Leonora https://draxe.com/beauty/homemade-dish-soap-lemon-lavender/#comment-43819 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 22:22:04 +0000 https://draxe.com/?post_type=natural-remedy&p=65808#comment-43819 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

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