2006-12-14 16:09:34 · 10 answers · asked by Robin G 4 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
They boiled down the fat to make tallow which help hold it together
2006-12-14 16:18:43 · answer #1 · answered by stephanie c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally, lard was used in soap because it was readily available after the pigs were slaughtered down on the farm. You could also use tallow (beef fat). Animal fat in the past was obtained directly from a slaughterhouse. Modern soapmakers use fat that has been processed into fatty acids. This eliminates many impurities, and it produces as a byproduct water instead of glycerin. Fat is actually coverted into soap by lye.
So, fat wasn't used as soap but it was used to make soap. It changed from fat into soap due to the lye. The process to convert lye and fat into soap is called saponification.
2006-12-15 00:24:07 · answer #2 · answered by woman38 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Must have been a happy accident when some fat was mixed with lye water made from ashes. Basically, it's still made the same way. Godloveya.
2006-12-15 00:12:40 · answer #3 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is used IN soap, not AS soap.
2006-12-15 00:14:00 · answer #4 · answered by mkjhfiuy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. it was a good bonding agent
2. it lathers well in water
3. it was cheap
4. it was available
it was normally mixed with lye and ashes
2006-12-15 00:18:50 · answer #5 · answered by dulcrayon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it think it was mixed with lye ... or it turned into lye ... wasnt pure fat.
2006-12-15 00:12:10 · answer #6 · answered by angela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is naturally a base and kills germs well.
2006-12-15 00:11:35 · answer #7 · answered by sshazzam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because its good at removing dirt and make-up?
2006-12-15 00:11:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it is slippery
2006-12-15 00:17:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
because it was all they had...
2006-12-15 00:11:12 · answer #10 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋