Southern28Chick's soap!

[Southern28Chick]

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The lye soap is not scented by me but it does have a scent. It's hard to explain it other than it smells like...soap.

Remember to let me know if you ever have bees wax. I use bees wax and you can be my new supplier.

 

[Southern28Chick]

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No, the man that owned the property before us bought the shed and built the lean-to. I love it. It is very handy.

 

[cheeptrick]

I just used the buttermilk and grits and my skin feels like heaven! Thank you...I rather enjoy the smell!

 

[leghorns_rule]

that g.r.i.t.s soap looks cool

 

[Southern28Chick]

Well, y'all did it. I'm just about out of Lavender & Goats Milk again.

 

[cheeptrick]

Hi Southernchick28,
I read your ingredients list on your soap and was wondering if you could explain to me if you use the cold process or hot process saponification? What's the difference?

Just saw that big ol' word and got to thinking...even looked it up!
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[Southern28Chick]

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I use the cold process method.

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The hot process begins by adding lye to water. This simple step is actually slightly dangerous, since people who accidentally add water to lye will inadvertently cause a minor explosion; the lye must be added to the water, not the other way around. Next, the lye mixture is added to heated fat. Some people like to do this in their crockpot. The mixture is stirred for a while before adding any desired extras, such as the aforementioned oatmeal, dye, orange peel, etcetera. The mixture is then stirred a little more to make sure that everything is evenly distributed before being poured into molds.

The cold process is very similar to the hot process, except that the mixture is not heated throughout the entire stirring process; the fat is heated, but the lye, water, and fat mixture is not heated. Some people claim that the cold process produces a soap that is softer on skin.

Both the cold and the hot process rely on lye, which is a very dangerous chemical that can burn skin on contact and is fatal if ingested. Therefore, people who use lye to make soap need to be very careful and follow detailed directions. Many people have tried to find a way to make soap without using lye, but this is impossible. Even the soap in the melt and pour soap kits was processed with lye, although people using these kits do not have to handle the lye themselves.

People have been asking me how to make soap and I don't think they understand just how dangerous it actually is. I once got lye vapors on my finger (this was poisonous steam) and I had to sleep with my hand in a bowl of ice water that night. My finger was red and swollen for a week. I suggest to those who want to make your own soap for fun or gifts, go to a craft store and buy a melt and pour kit. The soap is just melted and poured into molds and can be used the very next day when it's dry. You can not sell melt and pour soap for profit because anyone can make it, but it is fun to make.

 

[mdbucks]

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You got my attention,where do I get lye, how minor is minor?? If I add a lot of wter can I make it MAJOR??

Always looking for something to do on the weekend. Got any extras gas and matches??

 

[Southern28Chick]

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You got my attention,where do I get lye, how minor is minor?? If I add a lot of wter can I make it MAJOR??

Always looking for something to do on the weekend. Got any extras gas and matches??

You're crazy. I was mixing lye with goats milk (you can mix it with milk, water, tea, beer or coffee as long as they're very flat and very cold) the milk was not cold enough and the mixture in the pitcher turned into a volcano!!! Another time I mixed the lye into the water and didn't have a spoon to mix it up so like an idiot I put the lid on the pitcher and swished the mix a little and then.......BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!! The mixture put a lot of pressure on the lid and blew it about 40 feet in the air (I was outside).

That's why I say, melt and pour soap is the best soap for beginners to make. It sucks when you almost blow yourself up.

 

[firechicken]

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I think that comment wins the quote of the year award.

So wise, yet so simple.