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Marseille soap has multiple properties.

Bactericidal, powerful cleanser, hypoallergenic, biodegradable, it is used as well for scouring the house as for washing.

But it is also used in other, more unexpected cases.

Discover the 10 beneficial tips of this magical product that you will not be able to do without!

1. Make liquid detergent

Converted into laundry, or simply grated, Marseille soap helps me keep clothes impeccable at a low price.

As Nicolas explains it to us here in his tip, I can quickly make a liquid detergent:

1. I grate 50 g of Marseille soap that I put in an empty can (more than one liter).

2. I add a liter of hot water to my can, and I shake vigorously. I can add a few drops of essential oil of tea tree, eucalyptus or lavender for example.

3. My liquid detergent is now ready to use!

2. Disinfect baby's laundry in the machine

To wash baby's laundry thoroughly while making sure to destroy all bacteria, Marseille soap is formidable.

Once my laundry has been sorted and loaded in the machine, I place a handful of grated Marseille soap directly into the drum.

I add 1/2 glass of white vinegar to the softener tray.

For the full tip, it's over there!

Note: When using Marseille soap to wash my laundry, it is advisable to also use white vinegar to disinfect and soften and baking soda to bleach if necessary.

3. Remove stubborn stains from the laundry

To remove even the most stubborn stains, Marseille soap is once again a precious ally.

Small spots

Nothing could be easier than removing small stains with Marseille soap.

1. With the moistened soap, I rub the stain until a crust forms.

2. I let it dry for 1 hour, then I wash my clothes by hand, rinsing the stain area well beforehand in order to remove the last traces.

My stain has disappeared!

Stubborn stains

1. If the stain is solid, I gently scrape it off with the edge of a spoon. Then, I proceed in the same way as for "normal" spots.

2. If the stain is still fresh and liquid, I sponge as much as possible before applying the soap.

To discover : How To Remove Almost All Stains.

4. Avoid machine water damage

It can happen that all of us put too much detergent in the machine. To avoid the foam party, there is a very simple trick: use Marseille soap. Indeed, the latter does not foam and even reabsorbs the foam.

Here's how to do it:

1. I grate the equivalent of a handful of Marseille soap.

2. Without stopping the machine if it is drum, or putting it on pause if it is loaded from the top, I put the soap in the washing part of the laundry tub.

3. I add more water to lower the soap more quickly.

4. If there is still foam after 5 minutes, I repeat the operation, until the foam disappears.

To discover : Avoid Water Damage with an Anti-Foam Tip.

5. Keep mosquitoes away

We don't always know it, but what attracts mosquitoes is our body odor, including sweat.

But the smell of our shower gel can also attract pesky critters, hence the importance of washing with neutral products, even repellents (for mosquitoes eh!).

Thus, Marseille soap is one of the effective washing products against mosquitoes.

In addition, it costs less than a shower gel with chemicals.

Check out the full trick here.

6. Relieve nighttime cramps

We don't necessarily know it, but nighttime cramps are often due to a lack of potassium.

Placing a tip (the equivalent of a good handful) of Marseille soap under your mattress, or better still under the duvet, helps relieve cramps.

Well, if the Marseillaise in me tends to believe that soap is a magic product, in fact it is about chemistry here. Indeed, Marseille soap contains potassium chloride.

The heat released under the duvet facilitates the exchange of potassium ions. So my potassium level is restored and the cramps go away.

To discover : A Treatment Against Night Cramps with Marseille Soap!

7. Clean up the frying pans

While non-slip pans are very practical, they are tricky to maintain. However, a striped pan is a good throw-away pan.

At comment-economiser.fr, we wash them by hand. But even when washed, the pans can give off a bad fishy smell.

To avoid these odors, it's easy:

1. I do my dishes by hand with my usual washing product. Once washed, I put the pans aside.

2. When my dishes are finished, I collect the pans. I rub my sponge directly on my Marseille soap cube with olive oil.

3. I clean my pan again and rinse it.

There is no more bad smell.

Check out the trick here.

8. Reuse my leftover Marseille soap

So there, we spoiled you! We are not offering one, but two solutions:

1. Make shower gel

It's annoying the little bits of Marseille soap lying around. If I don't do laundry, I can get free shower gel with my leftovers!

It could not be easier. I place my soap scraps in a bottle for shower gel, I add hot water, and I shake for a few minutes.

And a free soap shower gel, one! Check out the trick here.

2. Make a new soap

But, with my leftover soap, I can also make a new bar of soap!

Again, it's very simple:

1. I put my pieces of soap in a saucepan that I heat in a double boiler.

2. Once the mixture is liquefied, I pour it into a mold.

3. When the soap has stiffened, it's ready!

Check out the whole trick here.

9. Beware of counterfeits!

Marseille soap is one of the most counterfeit products. However, we can easily recognize the real one, sold in the form of cubes or glitter:

- It contains at least 72% vegetable oil (olive in the original recipe or palm).

- There are no animal fats, chemical additives or dyes.

- It is green, tending to brown when it is in olive oil, and white when it is made from palm or copra oil.

- It has a distinctive smell, the authentic soap smelling of olive oil.

- When it has been immersed in water for a long time, the soap dries up, cracking, it does not become sticky.

To discover : My Marseillaise Tips to Recognize the True Marseille Soap.

10. Where and at what price to find real Marseille soap

In Marseille ! Because for those who live far away, soap factories in the region are starting to sell online. The main traditional soap factories of Bouches-du-Rhône are listed here.

Supermarkets, drugstores, DIY stores ... offer Marseille soaps: you have to be vigilant to detect the false from the real.

Marseille soap can also be found on the Internet.

For a 600 g cube in olive oil, I count 6 € approximately (half less if I buy my soap in raw bar of 4 kg).

Liquid Marseille soap costs € 4 to more than € 20 per liter.

The one kilo bag of Marseille soap-based shavings costs 4 € per kilo, and around 10 € per kilo when it comes to pure soap.

Admit that for a single product, it's not bad!

Your turn...

And I'm sure you, dear readers, have other Marseille soap tips. I can't wait to read them in the comments, which are here for you.

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My Marseillaise Tips to Recognize the True Marseille Soap.

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