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We have two great recipes for "Home Made Soap"
Low Allergy Soap
This is a hard dry soap ideal for grating into 'flakes'.
You will need the following items.
- A large container for mixing the soap made of enamel, glass, stainless steel, or earthen ware.
- A wooden spoon, kept just for soap making.
- Soap moulds. I have used wooden trays, shoe boxes, and all shapes and sizes of small containers such as margarine containers.
- Rubber gloves.
- Eye protection.
Your Ingredients
- 500 grams of caustic soda.
- 1 ½ litres of rain water (or distilled water).
- 3 kg rendered animal fat.
Directions
With great care and wearing the rubber gloves and some eye protection, add the caustic soda to the water in a large (18 litre) container and stir until dissolved. There will be a chemical reaction with will cause the water and caustic soda to heat up. This liquid will not only get hot it will now be capable of burning you like an acid so be very careful. Set aside to cool till lukewarm.WARNING - Do not add water to caustic soda, you must add caustic soda to water - in that order.
In another pot heat the fat until it is liquid, and add to the caustic solution. Stir for 5 minutes. Pour into shallow containers lines with cotton material. Keep in a warm place for 1 day. Cut into bars. Let the soap rest for 6 weeks before using.
Low Allergy "Body" Soap -
This is a soft 'moist' soap ideal as a general use soap in the kitchen, workshop,and bathroom.
You will need the following items.
- A large container for mixing the soap made of enamel, glass, stainless steal or earthen ware
- A wooden spoon just for soap making
- Soap moulds. I have used wooden trays, shoe boxes, and all shapes and sizes of small containers such as margarine containers.
- Rubber gloves
- Eye protection
Your Ingredients
- 500 grams of caustic soda
- 1 ½ litres of rain water (or distilled water)
- 1.5 kg rendered animal fat.
- 1.5 kg of olive oil. (Please measure by weight.)
Directions
With great care and wearing the rubber gloves and some eye protection, add the caustic soda to the water in a large (18 litre) container and stir until dissolved. There will be a chemical reaction with will cause the water and caustic soda to heat up. This liquid will not only get hot it will now be capable of burning you like an acid so be very careful. Set aside to cool till lukewarm.WARNING - Do not add water to caustic soda, you must add caustic soda to water - in that order.
In another pot heat the fat and olive oil until it is all liquid and add to the caustic solution. Stir for 5 minutes. At this stage you may add a small amount of essential oil to give the soap a fragrance. Pour into shallow containers lines with cotton material. Keep in a warm place for a day. Cut into bars. Let the soap rest for 6 weeks before using.