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ATTENTION: Please take proper precaution if you are going to try making soap. You are using caustic soda and it will burn. Always wear eye protection, gloves, and an apron. Keep a gallon of vinegar on hand just in case you get the lye mixture on your skin. The vinegar will neutralize the action of lye. |
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Recipe 1 You will need: 1 lb. 3 oz. of shortening 12 and 1/2 oz. of Coconut Oil 12 and 1/2 oz. of Olive Oil
7 oz. of Sodium Hydroxide 1 lb. of Water (distilled or filtered rain water)
1.5-2 oz. of Essential or Fragrance oils (Fragrance optional)
2-3 tblsp. Herbs, Botanicals, ect. (optional)
Cardboard box approx 8x9 inches and 3 inches deep lined with freezer paper shinny side up.
Making Soap: Mix Lye into Water and allow it to cool to about 100 degrees. Bring fats and oils up to about 100 degrees as well. You then slowly mix the lye water into the fats and stir until trace. At trace add the essential or fragrance oils and botanicals if desired. Pour into a lined mold and cover with a lid and blanket. Let stand for 24 Hours.
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Aunt Bertha’s Old Fashioned Lye Soap You will need: 6 lbs. of Lard of Tallow (strained and clarified) 1 can Lewis lye 2 and 1/2 pints soft water
Slowly pour lye into water, let cool to 75 degrees. Heat Lard to melt and cool to 85 degrees. Slowly trickle the lye solution into lard with a plastic or wooden spoon. Continue to stir gently in one direction until mixture thickens and the spoon will stand alone.
Pour soap into a wooden or cardboard box lined with greased paper, an old cloth, or freezer paper. Let set for 24 hours then cut into bars. Allow to cure for at least six weeks prior to using. For soap flakes allow to age longer and shave into slivers. Dissolve soap in hot water before using for laundry or dish washing. Makes about 9 pounds of soap.
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