Botanical Laundry Soap with Essential Oil

These botanical soap flakes are a traditional laundry soap made from cold-saponified vegetable oils, lightly fragranced with pure lavender essential oil.

Produced from organic sunflower and coconut oils, the soap cleans fabrics effectively while remaining gentle on fibres and skin. The flakes dissolve easily in warm water and are suitable for both machine washing and hand washing.

Because the formulation is based on true soap rather than synthetic detergents, it washes clothing thoroughly while avoiding optical brighteners, enzymes and artificial fragrance blends.

The Character of Lavender

Lavender essential oil has long been associated with textile care.

Traditionally valued for its clean herbal aroma and naturally deodorising properties, lavender was often used to protect stored fabrics and linens. In laundry it leaves clothing with a soft, fresh fragrance rather than the strong perfumes common in many detergents.

Lavender-scented soap flakes are particularly well suited to:

• everyday clothing
• sportswear
• bedding and nightwear
• garments stored in wardrobes and drawers

Cold-Saponified Vegetable Soap

This laundry soap is produced by cold saponification, a traditional method where vegetable oils react with alkali to form soap and naturally occurring glycerin.

The formulation combines:

• sunflower oil soap – supports fabric care and fibre softness
• coconut oil soap – provides effective cleansing power
• naturally retained glycerin – helps prevent fabrics becoming dry or brittle

The soap cleans by binding to dirt and oils so they can rinse away naturally in water.

Suitable for Everyday Laundry

These flakes can be used for:

• everyday clothing and household textiles
• delicate fabrics
• hand washing garments
• preparing traditional homemade liquid laundry soap

They dissolve easily in warm water and work well in both machine washing and hand washing.

Laundry Tips

For whitening or heavier cleaning, sodium percarbonate can be added to the wash.

White vinegar used occasionally as a rinse helps soften fabrics naturally and prevents mineral deposits forming in washing machines.