Making Soap From Horse Chestnut Leaves

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4 жыл бұрын

How to make hand sanitizer and laundry detergent from horse chestnut leaves
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@tricksyweasel6392 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video thank you 😊 I already wash my clothes with 'conker juice' as my daughter calls it, so good to add this to the cleaning cupboard!

@SelfSufficientHub 4 жыл бұрын

Conker juice is hilarious 🤣👍

@Gustava10 Жыл бұрын

Wait, that simple?? I have to try this!😃

@angelay1925 2 жыл бұрын

I've been using the conkers to make laundry detergent but I'd never thought to use the leaves. So much easier. Thank you 😊

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome

@billmarsh1971 Жыл бұрын

Those leaves are in superior condition to trees local to me. Here (South London) they're blighted by the larvae of an invasive continental European moth species and look awful. The trees still produce fruit, incredibly, but older trees are definitely showing obvious signs of stress. Great video

@user-pm5ss5py5h Жыл бұрын

I supose you're using what in Spain we call "castaño de Indias" whose nuts aren't good edible... Do you know if all chessnut trees can be used? In the region where I live there're lots of good edible trees planted by the romans in mountains. Even in public parks, near houses. And I've never hear about nobody making soap like that. It's really amazing.

@Jenny1989redroses Жыл бұрын

I will try this with my daughter; she loves projects like this. Safer for the sea animals when it comes out of the sewers too.

@SelfSufficientHub Жыл бұрын

So true! I can’t wait till you get to the sea salt foraging! 😊

@jvangeld Ай бұрын

What are those things that look like arrowheads that are hanging from the cupboard with your cups? I've started to wake laundry soap from English Ivy. This is cool as well.

@kimdodd6677 2 жыл бұрын

As simple as that. Thank you I knew you could use the leaves for soap wasn't sure how to 💪🌹now I do ✨

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you have fun making some 😊

@seriouslee7762 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I've got a couple of huge old timers In My garden. This afternoons project sorted! Respect.

@SelfSufficientHub 4 жыл бұрын

Serious Lee thanks man, yea it’s so super easy, and super abundant. Please let me know how it goes!

@seriouslee7762 4 жыл бұрын

@@SelfSufficientHub I will do for sure. Have a great weekend.

@thesimplexguru1263 4 жыл бұрын

Today’s project! Thank you so much for the video.

@SelfSufficientHub 4 жыл бұрын

Very welcome! Please let me know how you get on

@Sylkenwolf Жыл бұрын

Wish we had those here! We call a type of maple tree "Horse Chestnut." Not sure how or why it got that name but the "conkers" on them are kinda spikey like a Chestnut tree (not as big spines as regular Chestnut conkers)

@JasonBarnett-YTisantiWest 2 ай бұрын

Those too make soap

@lynnbramley4960 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that. Very interesting. 😊

@SelfSufficientHub 4 жыл бұрын

Lynn Bramley glad you liked it, thanks for watching!

@eleonoraviviani 3 жыл бұрын

amazing! didn’t know it! thanks!

@SelfSufficientHub 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad you found it useful

@foodmadewithlove324 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😊

@guitarnotator 2 ай бұрын

Good video. If the horse chestnut is poisonous wouldn't the chemicals seap into your skin and build up toxins? also does it have antibacterial properties ?

@AmblingAloof 9 ай бұрын

Does it stay "shelf stable" for a long time? Does it go bad/rancid?

@Jayapullani 4 жыл бұрын

I heard that soap can be made from the conkers, good that leaves are useful to.

@SelfSufficientHub 4 жыл бұрын

Jayapullani yep, I’ve actually had lots of feedback saying that, I can’t find anyone else doing this. Thanks for your comment 👍

@lynneceegee8726 3 жыл бұрын

@@SelfSufficientHub there are a few videos on here showing how to make the soap from that chopped and dried conkers. I left it too late to pick up any conkers this year , but I’m hoping I might find some leaves this week before they all drop. We are gradually reducing our toxic load by searching out safer and natural and sustainable alternatives. Great to find you, have subscribed.

@SelfSufficientHub 3 жыл бұрын

@@lynneceegee8726 I’m so glad to have been found too! Hope you find lots of useful stuff in our videos 😊

@paulbazeley6259 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid Karl. I do a bit of wild camping and love the old horse chestnut tree, for soap and for food, thanks for sharing! How are the bees getting on mate?

@SelfSufficientHub 4 жыл бұрын

Paul Bazeley yes they are a bushcrafters buddy for sure. I’d be up for a wild camping meet-up when the lockdowns lifted if you were interested? Bees are doing good - it’s my first year beekeeping so allot of mistakes ahead of me I’m sure

@paulbazeley6259 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds good Karl. Hopefully sooner rather than later 🤞🤞

@WindDancer435 Жыл бұрын

Will American chestnuts work?? Horse chestnuts in Texas are not the same thing.

@ellanola6284 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Can leaves be picked at any time or only when tree is in blossom? I was thinking about being efficient and getting the biggest pot in the house and stuffing it with leaves as it has to cook for 20 minutes. How long would this soap keep? Squezzing looks like hard work, how about putting leaves through juicer once they have been boiled for 20 minutes? Could you wash dishes with this? Thanks.

@SelfSufficientHub 3 жыл бұрын

Ella Nola we certainly use it to wash dishes. I haven’t noticed a difference in the level of happenings in the leaves through the seasons so I can’t see why you couldn’t do it now. With regards to a juicer I don’t have any experience with that so I can’t really comment. As far as I can tell it keeps indefinitely Hope this is helpful

@agatalinna4471 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this information. Do you think can make soap from acorn?

@SelfSufficientHub 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think so, they don’t contain saponins which are the main ingredient utilised here.

@annakoronkiewicz8726 Жыл бұрын

is it possible to make a batch and store it?

@SelfSufficientHub Жыл бұрын

It’s not something I’ve done but I’m sure it would store well in a cool dry place out of the sun. Let me know how you get on if you try it.

@michellepauly6517 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, just discovered you. Could you store this into winter or do you think it would go rancid? Thanks, love your enthusiasm.

@SelfSufficientHub 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Michelle, and thanks for your lovely comment. I have never tried but given it is a saponin based product I would expect it to store just fine.

@SelfSufficientHub 4 жыл бұрын

Here is an excellent scientific technical article on natural saponins if you are interested in further reading www.intechopen.com/books/application-and-characterization-of-surfactants/saponin-based-biological-active-surfactants-from-plants

@michellepauly6517 4 жыл бұрын

@@SelfSufficientHub thank you. Will check it out.

@myagrimm4719 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know how you could thicken this up to make it more like a typical hand soap? Can you just boil for much longer to boil lots of the water off?

@miyaiun4723 10 ай бұрын

Hi. I just a video in which they added linseed to thicken it, but they said that linseed reduces a bit the shelf life. You add the linseed at the after you strain the water and keep stirring for a bit. If you have it around, you can make soap from saponaria officinalis. And even shampoo as it is really delicate and you can use it for dishes and clothes too. Search some info on it. All the best to you.

@myagrimm4719 10 ай бұрын

@@miyaiun4723 thank you!

@zubaidasmith4551 2 жыл бұрын

Can you dilute the juice you squeezed into the hand soap jar to stretch it?

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

We put ours in a press top soap dispenser as it was, you can dilute it but obviously the strength will also be diluted 👍

@tanpoco06 2 жыл бұрын

How much water did you put in?

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Just enough to cover the leaves

@K.I.M.7777 2 жыл бұрын

Can you boil/use both the chestnuts and the leaves together?

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t think why not. 👍

@daphneraven6745 2 жыл бұрын

Sir, it looked like there was a lot of chlorophyl released and that soap solution. Does it stain your white and like clothes if you use it to wash them?

@SelfSufficientHub 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Daphne, we haven’t noticed any staining but we mostly use it as a hand soap.