What Is Fels-Naptha Soap? Here's How to Use It (2024)

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What Is Fels-Naptha Soap? Here's How to Use It? ›

How to Use Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar as a Stain Remover. Wet the laundry bar: Dampen the laundry bar and rub it directly onto the stained area of the clothing, then work the product into the fabric with your fingers or a soft-bristled brush. Let it work for at least 10 minutes before washing the garment.

All you've got to do is rub the stain with a wet bar of Purex Fels-Naptha and let it sit for a few minutes. Then wash your clothes as you normally would and say farewell to tough stains for good.

Now, by way of disclaimer, the label cautions that Fels-Naptha is an eye and skin irritant.

If you think you have been exposed to poison ivy, oak or sumac, shower immediately with Fels-Naptha to remove the resin from your skin, and it will help to dry up the rash, as well. This will greatly reduce and in most cases prevent any skin reaction to the poison ivy oil.

Fels-Naptha soap contains sodium tallowate and sodium cocoate or sodium palmate kernelate and sodium palmate. Sodium hydroxide is the lye used to make soap with tallow, coconut oil, palm oil or palm kernel oil. It also contains water and talc.

There are many uses for Fels-Naptha soap. They include using it in homemade laundry detergent, grating it into hot water to make an all-purpose household cleaner, cutting the bar and hanging it to repel pests and deer, removing stains, and silencing squeaking door hinges.

A: There isn't a expiration date listed, but I buy it in bulk so I never run out and it's never gone bad. It's wrapped in paper like other soap so as long as it doesn't get wet you should be fine.

* Long-term exposure can cause drying and cracking of the skin. * Repeated exposure may damage the nervous system and may affect the kidneys. Naphtha is a term used to describe a class of hydrocarbon mixtures obtained from the distillation of Petroleum or Coal- Tar.

CAUTION: EYE AND SKIN IRRITANT. Avoid contact with eyes and prolonged contact with skin. FIRST AID: Eyes: Wash eyes with water for at least 15 minutes. Skin: Wash with plenty of water.

Bug Bites: Washing with Fels Naptha can greatly reduce the itching and discomfort from bug bites.

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Fels-Naptha®, now part of the Zout® brand family, continues to provide the same robust stain-fighting formula. The formula is the same stain-fighting formula with only slight changes to the fragrance due to the manufacturing process.

Use Zote, crystals, Ariel, Foca, Blancanieves and Roma. Pour 2 of each. Mix and enjoy.

Residual blood stains can also be treated using whatever kind of soap you have nearby; hand soap (both liquid and bar) will work, as will liquid laundry detergent or a laundry bar like Fels-Naptha. Another #ProTip: Toothbrushes are great for when you've reached the liquid soap-scrubbing stage of removing blood stains!

Skin contact: Repeated or prolonged excessive exposure may cause irritation or dermatitis. Eye contact: Can cause mild to moderate eye irritation. Ingestion: May cause mild gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain.

Naphtha resembles gasoline in terms of boiling range and carbon number, being a precursor to gasoline. Naphtha is used as automotive fuel, engine fuel, and jet-B (naphtha type). Broadly, naphtha is classified as light naphtha and heavy naphtha.

Uses and Safety

It is used in hydrocarbon cracking, laundry soaps, and cleaning fluids. Naphtha is also used to make varnishes, and sometimes is used as a fuel for camp stoves and as a solvent (diluent) for paint.

Scrap enough soap off the bar and then put it in hot water and dissolve to liquid. Add to washing machine. If you have a good supply of solar heated water, wash in warm or hot water.

First, step in the shower and dampen your skin thoroughly. Then, reach for your chosen bar soap and gently massage it over your skin to create a light lather. If you like, you can use a loofah or washcloth to distribute the formula over your skin, though it is not necessary.

Dial Corp. 04303 Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar Soap (Pack of 8)

A: this is a solid soap bar … will not dissolve immediately in cold water … Thank you for your feedback!