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they made it out of pig fat
Soap is made using animal fat or plant oils.
Animal fat was commonly used to make soap and candles.
The simple answer is that the Nazis did not make soap from body fat.
mix lye, water, and fat in large pot. heat and stir. you will get soap.
Along with animal fat, you could make lye soap.
Yes, they both brought soap with them as well as the materials needed to make soap (lye and fat) on the trail should they need more. If they ran out of lye they could make it from wood ash. Fat could be obtained from meats.
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You think probable to beeswax.
To make soap from scratch requires treating an oil or fat with an alkali, such as lye. Oregano is an additive that can be added to the soap after the saponification process is complete.
Soap is a base, not an acid. Soap is made from fat and a strong alkaline solution (known as lye).
Sodium hydroxide and fat react to form fatty acid salts (essentially soap), and glycerin.