Everyone Should Have This Soap

A recent line in an article caught my attention.  It said, "If you could only have one soap, what would it be?" That was an easy one for me.

Ivory soap can be used for just about anything.  Your hair & body, dishes and laundry.  

Using Ivory to bathe should be pretty self explanatory.  

To use it on dishes you can do it several different ways, I'm going to mention the 2 easiest here (we are talking about prepping after all). 

#1 is to simply toss the bar in the sink or wash pan as you're adding the hot water.  Let it set for a bit to allow the soap to melt a little bit, then slosh it around a bit to circulate.  Wash the dishes with a rag and rinse.

#2 Grate a small amount of soap into sink or wash pan before adding water.  Add water and allow to sit for a bit to melt.  Add dishes and wash.

For laundry it is similar.  First wet any heavily soiled areas and rub the bar directly on the soiled area. Add about 1 tablespoon grated soap (the finer the grate the better) to a washing machine, run hot water for about 6 inches and stop the filling to allow soap to melt. After allowing about 10 minutes (all soap may not be melted) resume adding water if you are washing in hot or warm water.  Wait until soap is melted if you are going to use cold water the rest of the way.  

If you are hand washing the process is similar.  Wet and treat any soiled areas with the bar.  Add a small amount of grated soap (you'll have to allow for the size of your washtub as to decide how much, but I would not go over a tablespoon) to your washtub and add water.  The hotter the better, if you need to add hot water and let it melt the soap and cool before adding clothes. Agitate clothes and when clean, rinse well!

There you have it, why I think Ivory Soap should be the choice if you could only have one soap.

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