Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 The process is called soponification. Thats when a chemical reaction of the lye, water and oil mix. Turns from that to soap. Its very gentle on the skin. You must let the soap 'set' for about a month to cure, which means letting excess water evaporate to harden and finish the up the chemical reaction. Soap made with olive oil is the most gentlist soap called Castille soap. Jany -------Original Message------- There is no " lye " in the end product if made correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 I make hot process soap, and there is no cure time for that. Also, there should be no " lye " left in the soap after it " sets " . I do let my cold process cure for at least a month, but that is just because it needs to let the water evaporate. My hot process is used within the first week... (yes I use ph strips) Angelia in OR ----- Original Message ----- > The process is called soponification. Thats when a chemical > reaction of the lye, water and oil mix. Turns from that to > soap. Its very gentle on the skin. You must let the soap 'set' > for about a month to cure, which means letting excess water > evaporate to harden and finish the up the chemical reaction. > Soap made with olive oil is the most gentlist soap called Castille soap. > Jany > > -------Original Message------- > There is no " lye " in the end product if made correctly. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 ERWachter@... wrote: > In a message dated 7/17/2004 11:27:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > shados@... writes: > Angelia in OR who needs to make more soap, we are almost out! > > Hi Angelia, > Don't forget me when you make more soap. One of these days when > things get > slow, I'm going to start making soap. Putting that on my list of > things I want > to do. > > hugs > Eunice One combo I like is Patchouli, rose and rain water (scent), in that order: Mostly Patchouli and rain water the least. I like to descibe it as smelling like a freshly turned grave in the morning. =P However, it is a nice combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 How about just freshly turned soil in the morning instead of a grave? hahahaha -------Original Message------- I like to descibe it as smelling like a freshly turned grave in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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