I want to learn to make it just like they did in the old days without the chemical lye they use today. And eventualy with natural fragrances and addatives.
Please don't include recipes made with sodium hydroxide and blah as I'll probably give you a thumbs down for not reading my question properly! :P
2007-06-17 06:57:29 · 6 answers · asked by victory 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Yeah that's what your BEST natural soap is made from.
All modern soap is still made with fat/oil (most likely low grade) and mixed with highly corrosive chemicals which ARE bad for you and the environment.
2007-06-17 07:09:54 · update #1
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2007-06-17 07:02:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
You need alkaline ashes. I think the whitened parts of wood ash should work. Filter it from impurities and then boil in water adding the fat and/or oil gradually and keep stirring. Takes quite some time.You can add the fragrances towards the end.
2007-06-17 14:06:48 · answer #2 · answered by netwalker01 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need potassium hydroxide by leaching water through wood ashes that will get you your lye.
The best fat to use is Tallow or Pig fat go chat up your local butcher.
Mix the lye and tallow to a paste to make your soap. You may need to go to the library to get the right proportions for your mixture.
As tallow was abundant it was also used for candles.
Your next project, eh?
2007-06-19 12:02:49 · answer #3 · answered by Terry G 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
P, check out a website that has a lot of very useful information about all the MISinformation that is out in cyberspace. the site is called
romancing-the-soap.com
Easy to read, knowledgeable, experienced, no non-sense writer. It'll open your eyes!
2007-06-17 19:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by marisa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
last year in spain an elderly spanish lady showed me her method which was oil, soda pearls and water but she added flower petals i must admit it worked but wasnt really the receipe i wanted however it made a good handwashing soap for clothes.
2007-06-18 17:17:25 · answer #5 · answered by icedragon 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, all the natural sites on the internet use potassium hydroxide, pot ash, which is what you get from wood ash.
http://www.vermontsoap.com/opera.html
http://www.alcasoft.com/soapfact/history.html
2007-06-17 14:04:22 · answer #6 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋