Gonna give me lessons in how to suck eggs while you’re at it?
Here’s a hint; use the rinse water from one load for the next load’s wash water.
Silentgypsy can tell you how to make soap.
Save your fireplace ashes.
I make soap. I have made all our bath and hand soap since 1999.
I think TOL is the soap expert here. I don’t know how to do the lye and ash thing. I just learned this A.M. how to substitute instant yeast for dry and versy vicey.