DMS Laundry Mix

What happens to a soap that I no longer feel affection for, and why/how could such a thing ever happen? I mentioned elsewhere that I have developed sensitivities even to some essential oils over time-especially oils used in soap and body care products. I still have soap hanging around that I can no longer use to wash my entire bod with and I don't want it to go to waste, nor will I sell anything that has ever given me an itch. These soaps that have fallen out of bod favor find favor in other service. One thing I do is turn them into Do it My Self laundry mix. This works out well-as long as the clothes get well rinsed-particularly for any soap that contains citrus or evergreen essential oils. 

This ginger and orange soap was great..for a week and then..no more ginger and orange for me! So, I grated several bars and mixed it with borax and baking soda (I'm not particularly careful about the proportions) to make a coffee container full. I will get about 7 loads done with this. True, it does not whiten and brighten like detergents loaded with a plethora of chemical agents, or bleach-but I really can't stand bleach and so many stinky detergents. I love the citrus essential oil scents-I just can't wash my bod with them(even diluted).  Another thing to keep in mind with citrus essential oils is that they can cause photo toxicity. If you want to whiten your whites naturally-try boiling them like laundry was done in the old days. Yes-it's a LOT of work if you have a lot of laundry to do, (I have done this-on a fire, with a huge wash pan, and a paddle) and I absolutely will not touch a scrub board, but I do boil a particularly dingy white article from time to time and it does work well...the easy way-with a convenient pot on a convenient modern cooking appliance.