What is soap good for?
Sara IdenforsWhat is soap good for?
So what is soap good for?
The kitchen
- Replace kitchen spray, all-purpose spray and cleaning spray with soap spray.
- Solid soap for the oven and hood, with a little water, a brush and an eco-fiber cloth.
- Soap spray for kitchen countertops, sinks, cabinet doors and other surfaces
- Original unscented soap for all surfaces where you prepare food.
- For burnt saucepans, boil soap and water and let them stand.
- Scrub cutting boards with unscented original soap, a brush and warm water.
- Wipe the cooktop with soap spray and a soft cloth after each use.
- Tiles behind the stove – grease builds up easily here, so use concentrated liquid soap and a cloth, optionally an eco-fiber or scrubbing sponge.
- Wipe the hood with soap, a cloth and warm water. The filters may need to be soaked in a tub of hot water with plenty of soap. This is very effective if you cannot or do not want to wash them in the dishwasher. Metal filters can be washed in the dishwasher; foam plastic filters should not be washed in the dishwasher—give them a soap bath instead.
The children's room
- Clean the children's room with soap. – Toys can easily be wiped down with soap.
- You can give Lego and other small items a soap bath in a tub.
Rinse afterward and leave to dry. - Wipe moldings, doors and painted surfaces with sticky marks using soap and a cloth.
- The stroller wheels and frame become like new with soap.
- Paint on furniture and most children's crayons and paints can be removed with concentrated soap and a cloth / sponge.
The bathroom
- Replace bathroom spray with soap spray for wiping down the sink, bathroom furniture, etc.
- Toilet cleaner – replace toilet cleaner with bathroom soap. Put a little in the toilet bowl in the evening, leave it overnight, then scrub with the toilet brush.
- Clean the bathtub with bathroom soap.
- Remove mold from the shower curtain, pre-treat summer edges and stains with soap, then wash it in the machine.
- Deep-clean the bathroom mat with soap and a scrubbing brush.
- Clean taps and joints with soap and a brush.
- Clean the shower walls with soap and a sponge. (Vinegar is the easiest way to remove limescale)
- Scrub tile grout clean with soap
- Scrub the bathroom tile floor with soap to get completely clean grout.
and cloth / sponge.
The living room
- Wipe all surfaces with a damp cloth and soap spray.
(Polish glass with a clean cloth or paper towel and a mixture of vinegar, water and a few drops of dish soap) - Clean the coffee table legs, armchair frame, legs and armrests with soap spray and a cloth.
- Remote control – spray soap spray ONTO THE CLOTH, not directly onto the remote control, and wipe it when the device is turned off.
The floors
- Scrub floors with a floor scrub brush and soap – use cold water for treatment. Use warm water for scrubbing clean.
- For matte or click-lock vinyl floors, wipe with warm water and a little soap. Every third cleaning, use dish soap instead of soap to prevent excess fat from remaining on the floor.
- Wipe linoleum with liquid soap and a mop.
- Tiles – wipe with warm water and liquid soap.
- Stone floors – wipe with warm water and liquid soap (never use vinegar on stone floors)
- Oak parquet – we recommend using a microfiber mop lightly dampened with soapy water.
Outdoors
- Scrub the boat – both wooden and plastic boats look much better after being scrubbed with soap and a brush. Soap is readily biodegradable and does not harm nature. However, if you scrub gasoline and oil off the boat, you must be careful with the wastewater.
- Clean the car – because soap contains excess fat, all plastic and rubber details become very clean with soap. The car’s mats, tires, rims, bumpers, etc. can be cleaned beautifully with soap. The same applies to boats. Soap is not harmful to nature, but consider what you are washing away: gasoline, diesel, oil … must not be released into nature.
- Garden furniture looks as good as new with soap.
- Decking and patio floors – they can be both cleaned and treated with fatty soap.
- The grill – you can also easily clean the grill and grate with soap.
- Trampolines, golf clubs, croquet sets, wheelbarrows, etc. – everything can be scrubbed with soap without the slightest risk to nature or people.
- Flowerpots – scrub them with soap in spring and/or autumn to get rid of any pests.
- Tombstones – scrub with a brush and soap. Do not rinse too thoroughly, and you will see that it takes a while before moss and lichen take hold again.
- Bicycles, scooters, walkers, and wheelchairs – these become muddy and unpleasant to bring indoors, especially in spring and autumn. Scrub them with a brush and soap.
More soap tips
- Squeaky doors – soap the hinges and the squeaking will stop immediately.
- Stiff drawers – soap the runners.
- Stiff locks – soap the key and insert and remove it a couple of times.
- Aphids – several of our customers say they have successfully used soap spray to get rid of aphids. The fat in the soap suffocates the aphid; it does not die because it cannot tolerate soap. In other words, it is the fat that kills it.
- Foot baths – several of our customers say they have successfully used soap in foot baths to help heal ingrown toenails, blisters, and abrasions.
- Dog paws – several of our customers say they have successfully used soap on dogs’ paws when they have been injured or are simply dirty.
Watch the video below, where we show you how to do it!
There are many soap-related questions; here we provide quick answers!
What exactly is soap?
Answer: Soap is a compound of fatty acids. It is what remains when you saponify fat—letting it react with an alkaline solution based on potassium hydroxide and water. In other words, it is the result of the chemical reaction. Different fats produce different soaps. Some are saponified more thoroughly, while others retain an excess of fat.
So what does soap contain?
Soap is soap, but in its purest form it is a compound of fatty acids, saponified fat, and water. Different manufacturers then add different ingredients, so be sure to read the packaging. Fragrances, preservatives, and other substances may be included.
Soap is a wonderfully versatile product that has been used since “time immemorial.” In the past, soap was made by boiling, for example, sheep fat and potash, producing a cloudy soap that worked excellently. Today, this is unusual; soap is now made by boiling various vegetable fats and can be used for almost everything.