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How To Make Caustic Lye From Wood Ash

January 27, 2012 0 Comments

If you enjoy making soap at home you will probably be using caustic soda bought from a store. Did you know you could make your own caustic or lye using just wood ash and water? Bought caustic soda is usually sodium hydroxide but lye made at home will be caustic potash or potassium hydroxide.It is [...] Read more
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Adding Clay To Soap

January 26, 2012 0 Comments

Clay has been known as a therapeutic agent for thousands of years. Before we’ll discuss the wonderful benefits of clay to the skin when used in soap and cosmetics, let’s take a glimpse at fascinating facts about clay and its uses. Did you know that there’s edible clay? Since clay is rich in minerals, by [...] Read more
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Using Pure Soap Flakes To Care For Baby’s Laundry

January 25, 2012 0 Comments

The history of soap flakes used in laundry goes back a long way. Our grandmothers likely used homemade natural soap recipes to make their own hand and laundry soaps with old fashioned items, such as lard or beef tallow and lye. Most homemade natural soap recipes for laundry soap contain just a few old fashioned [...] Read more
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Using Pure Soap Flakes To Care For Baby’s Laundry

January 25, 2012 0 Comments

The history of soap flakes used in laundry goes back a long way. Our grandmothers likely used homemade natural soap recipes to make their own hand and laundry soaps with old fashioned items, such as lard or beef tallow and lye. Most homemade natural soap recipes for laundry soap contain just a few old fashioned [...] Read more
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The Usefulness Of Glycerine In Soap Production

January 23, 2012 0 Comments

Glycerin, also spelled glycerine, is a basic ingredient in most soap. In fact, it is a by-product of soap manufacture as it occurs due to the reaction of strong alkali with an animal fat. This process is known as saponification and it is this process that brings out soap or detergent. While most manufacturers separate [...] Read more
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