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mix lye, water, and fat in large pot. heat and stir. you will get soap.
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What did colonial people use soap for?
Some people made home-made lye soap, but soap was also available in the stores if you could afford it.
What are the soap makers tools in colonial days?
Fat and lye made from wood ashes.
What did people use for soap during the industrial revolution?
In the Colonial times, many people brought over supplies from Europe. The Colonists needed to be sanitary, so they made soap from natural substances. Colonial soap was made using two key ingredients: lye, which colonists made from the ash of wood fires, and fat, which was the byproduct of butchering animals.
Did the people have soap in medieval times?
no... because by that time there was no such thing as soap they may have used water or rain water. i do know that they used their urine to clean their feet to take off the germs and soak it in water after.
How did Hitler make dead bodies into soap in World War 2?
The simple answer is that the Nazis did not make soap from body fat.
Is lye soap safe to use?
Yes, lye soap is safe to use in fact that is what I use every day. When I was a child, my father used to make lye soap which we all used regularly. Except that it didn't have perfume, it was no different from 'store bought' soap. In previous centuries, many people made and used lye soap.
What is purpose of lye in soap?
lye is an alkaline ingredient in soap making that transforms oils into soap
Can I use drano to make soap?
Yes, but there are more preferred sources of soap-making lye.
What is lye soap?
Lye Soap is made by combining Lye (Sodium hydroxide), Oils and water together at the right temperature and ratio as to begin saponification. Ordinary soap like in the supermarket is not this type of soap. They do not contain lye at all.
What do you make from wood ashes?
Along with animal fat, you could make lye soap.
What two ingredients are used to make soap?
lye and fat http://www.genuinesoaps.com
What was soap made of in the 1700's?
Lye and vegetablew oil or animal fat. Lye is potassium or sodium hydroxide, also known as Caustic potaash or cauatic soda. The oil/fat and lye would be put together and boiled to make soap. Modern soaps are made from palm oil or vegetable oil and sodium hydroxide and boiled together. The given acid of these oils is stearic acid. Hence Sodium hydroxide , and stearic acid makes sodium stearate(soap) and water. Hence the old fashioned trade name for soap as 'palmolive' using oliver oil and palm oil .
What is used to make soap?
Typically, soap is not acidic. It is slightly alkaline Lye or sodium laureth sulfate is the typical active ingredient in soap
Did they have soap on the Oregon Trail (wild west)?
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.
How do you make lye?
Normally you don't make lye, you usually purchase it. It depends on your use of Sodium Hydroxide (lye) but one of the ways that lye can be made is by taking ashes from a fire and dripping water of it. The liquid resulting is lye. When most people think of Grandma's soap they think of the harsh feel and smell of it, it is because she probably made her lye this way. The way most in home soap makers get lye is in dry pearl format from a chemical company.
Why are substances like Drano and Battery acid dangerous?
Battery acid is Sulfuric acid and Drano is 54.2 %Sodium hydroxide Sulfuric acid is a strong acid which can damage skin and your eyes. Drano is 54.2 % Sodium hydroxide which is lye. Lye is used to make lye soap. Lye reacts with oils and fats to make soap. You have oils on your skin.
What acid is used to make soap?
Typically, soap is not acidic. It is slightly alkaline Lye or sodium laureth sulfate is the typical active ingredient in soap
