Soapmaking is cool. My mother and Sarah decided to make a few batches. The following pictures document their progress. I thought it was cool...
Sarah reads up on the science of soapmaking while the vials of scents wait their fate.
Before the lye and lard can be mixed, each must be at a specific temperature. Mom and Sarah are monitoring and cooling the two before they are mixed.
Mom ponders the potential scent combination of "sticky buns" and "opium"
Batch #1 about to reach saponification (the process of lye and lard becoming soap)
Sarah reads up on the science of soapmaking while the vials of scents wait their fate.
Before the lye and lard can be mixed, each must be at a specific temperature. Mom and Sarah are monitoring and cooling the two before they are mixed.
Mom ponders the potential scent combination of "sticky buns" and "opium"
Batch #1 about to reach saponification (the process of lye and lard becoming soap)
3 comments:
That's cool! but where is your OSHA approved eye protection?
That's pretty cool. Did you try the lye plain to see if it cleaned your hands really well?
It's darn neat that you (or someone)had the great idea of making soap, and then went and did it. Carrying out great ideas is a good thing.
Somehow painting the kitchen seems safer.
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