Burdened by its Oz - like yellow brick and gewgaws and its redolently old - fashioned name, so suggestive of salvation and temperance and
lye soap, the former Young Men's Christian Association (the words were carved with embarrassing permanence above the lintel) was bent now on rescuing itself from the downtown seediness in which it had joined so many of its counterparts in more significant...
Lye soap creates glycerin.
Lye soap is the ONLY true soap.
To create this homemade peppermint foot scrub soap recipe you need to be familiar with how to make cold process soap (or old fashioned
lye soap) and follow my basic cold process soapmaking instructions.
Lye Soap Recipes & SAP Made Simple Working with SAP values and calculating the amount of Lye or water required.
Working with SAP values for
your lye soap recipes and calculating the amount of water required may seem a little complicated at first glance but it really isn't.
Can you use bacon grease fat to make
lye soap.
Also look up homemade
lye soap recipes.
Not exact matches
We took the hack version (melt and pour vegetable glycerin) of
soap making since I don't want any of you burning your eyebrows off playing around with
lye.
I have bowls / spoons designated only for
soap making because we are working with
lye and I do n`t feeling comfortable using these bowls for food.
You can purchase raw ingredients and mix the
lye yourself... or you can go to craft supply stores and purchase pre-made
soap blocks that you simply melt and -LSB-...]
No, this isn't truly «making
soap» from scratch with
lye.
Lye is actually a very common ingredient used to make many types of
soap.
I make my own
lye based
soap.
Soap is made by simply mixing
lye with vegetable or animal fats, although other ingredients may be added.
Store strong cleaners,
lye, furniture polish, dishwasher
soap, and other dangerous products in a high cabinet, locked and out of sight.
Lye is a necessary part of the
soap - making equation.
If you want a pure vegetable
soap you can substitute palm oil (sourced sustainably) but make sure you recalculate how much
lye you will need before you begin.
Soap is the result of a chemical reaction between
lye (that has been activated by water) and an oil or animal fat.
A
soap is by definition a mixture of fats and oils with an alkali or base, like this recipe for crock pot
soap that uses a mixture of olive and coconut oils with a
lye and water base.
It can be intimidating to work with
lye for the first time and it is definitely necessary to follow safety precautions, but don't let that stop you from making your own
soap!
You can not make
soap from scratch without
lye but with a properly calculated recipe, no
lye will remain in your final product.
Lye comes with its fair share of warnings and with good reason, but that doesn't mean that the finished
soap product is in any way dangerous.
If you are ready to tackle the simple process of
soap making using
lye, here are some good resources to get started:
The most often asked question on my
soap recipes (like my basic slowcooker
soap or my charcoal bars) is «can I make
soap without
lye?»
The important part is to make sure that the correct amount of
Lye is used for the particular soap you make (more on that below) as different oils and fats require different ratios of l
Lye is used for the particular
soap you make (more on that below) as different oils and fats require different ratios of
lyelye.
If you don't want to physically touch the
lye but still want the experience of making
soap, all is not lost.
As I explained, though
Lye can be dangerous on its own, there is no lye remaining in soap that has been properly made and no reason for concern when using lye appropriately and in the correct ratio for soap maki
Lye can be dangerous on its own, there is no
lye remaining in soap that has been properly made and no reason for concern when using lye appropriately and in the correct ratio for soap maki
lye remaining in
soap that has been properly made and no reason for concern when using
lye appropriately and in the correct ratio for soap maki
lye appropriately and in the correct ratio for
soap making.
Often, the biggest concern with
soap - making is the
lye, and this was one of my biggest concerns as well before I researched it.
There are ways that you can make and customize your own
soap without handling the
lye by using a pre-made melt - and - pour
soap that has been pre-saponified (in other words, the
lye has already been handled).
Again, it isn't
lye - free and you haven't technically «made» the
soap but it is a way to have the experience without having to handle the
lye (but it is also much less cost effective).
When
Lye is used in
soap making, it is what is called a reagent, meaning it is used in a chemical reaction to create other substances.
A chemical reaction occurs and the oils are saponified giving you
soap (no
lye remains.)
In
soap making, a carefully measured water /
lye mixture is blended with natural oils in a process called saponification.
Hard
soap bars are a result of mixing oils / fats and sodium hydroxide (
lye).
Each oil used in
soap making has a different saponification value which means that each oil requires a different ratio of
lye to water depending on the amount and type of each oil used.
Melt and pour
soap can be a gateway into regular
soap - making for those still a little hesitant to use
Lye, but I've found that the most cost - effective and natural option is to start from scratch.
There is no unreacted
Lye remaining in properly made
soap.
This option does not require any
Lye and is faster and easier for those who don't want to deal with the chemistry of
soap making.
A
soap calculator can help you to figure this out by allowing you to enter the amounts and types of oils you will be using and telling you how much water and
lye to use.
If you're feeling adventurous, try your hand at making old - fashioned
soap with
lye.
When
Lye is used in
soap - making, it is what is called a reagent, meaning it is used in a chemical reaction to create other substances.
Use this
Soap Calculator to figure out how much
Lye and water are needed for whatever type of oils you want to use.
I have bowls / spoons designated only for
soap making because we are working with
lye and I do n`t feeling comfortable using these bowls for food.
I now feel safe using
Lye for
soap making, I just take precautions and don't use it when my children or around.
I would NOT if you were making home made
soap that uses
LYE but I don't think there should be an issue with these ingredients.
I remember scouring the web for hours looking for a way to make
soap without
lye.
You want the
soap to get hard and go through the whole process so that no
lye remains.
Soap requires
lye to create saponification.
BUT there is a way to customize your
soap without handling
lye.