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allinthedetails

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Hello, all!

I'm new to the forum world and wanting to know if anyone has any experience in making their own soaps. I have read many homemade recipes online but most of them state to use dish washing soap (eeek). I have also thoroughly read Son1c's thread on homemade wax (AWESOME POST AND WORTH THE READ) and will in time, create my own. If anyone can shed some light on this, that would be rad!

Thank you all in advance.
 
allinthedetails said:
...wanting to know if anyone has any experience in making their own soaps. I have read many homemade recipes online but most of them state to use dish washing soap (eeek).
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Don't know if the following is exactly
what you had in mind...but:

•Back in the good ol' days:
Animal oils (lard), water, and lye constituted
all of the ingredients that were used in/for the
saponification process...resulting in our, seemingly:
"made-to-scratch"...yet, basic "made-from-scratch"
homemade soap.


Bob
 
FUNX650 said:
Don't know if the following is exactly
what you had in mind...but:

•Back in the good ol' days:
Animal oils (lard), water, and lye constituted
all of the ingredients that were used in/for the
saponification process...resulting in our, seemingly:
"made-to-scratch"...yet, basic "made-from-scratch"
homemade soap.


Bob
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But your talking about bar soap not car soap right Bob?
 
allinthedetails said:
Hello, all!

I'm new to the forum world and wanting to know if anyone has any experience in making their own soaps. I have read many homemade recipes online but most of them state to use dish washing soap (eeek). I have also thoroughly read Son1c's thread on homemade wax (AWESOME POST AND WORTH THE READ) and will in time, create my own. If anyone can shed some light on this, that would be rad!

Thank you all in advance.
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Just a buy a gallon of Meguiars.
 
I know a lot about making soaps. It can get expensive when starting out. You'll need lots of different oils, lye, and equipment. There is cold process and hot process. Liquid soaps are a little easier. There is a insane amount of how to's on YouTube. Start with Soaping 101. They have a huge Facebook following also. Essential depot or brambleberry are good spots to get supplies and ingredients online.
 
Or you could just buy a gallon of Meguiars and let the pros do the work for you. :buffing:
 
I've never understood how a product that basically cuts through and dissolves oil/grease etc, is actually made from oils / lard etc.

...But then again, I'm no chemist :D
 
davey g-force said:
I've never understood how a product that basically cuts through and dissolves oil/grease etc, is actually made from oils / lard etc.



...But then again, I'm no chemist :D
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One thing I remember from chemistry is "like dissolves like". Styrofoam is petroleum based and dissolves in gasoline.
 
DragonHawk said:
I know a lot about making soaps. It can get expensive when starting out. You'll need lots of different oils, lye, and equipment. There is cold process and hot process. Liquid soaps are a little easier. There is a insane amount of how to's on YouTube. Start with Soaping 101. They have a huge Facebook following also. Essential depot or brambleberry are good spots to get supplies and ingredients online.
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thank you! I will definitely check it out.:applause:
 
allinthedetails said:
thank you! I will definitely check it out.:applause:
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No prob, you might want to just start out with a kit. They come with pre-measured ingredients and you can save a lot. This site has really good ones. Its also a good place for supplies.
Soap Making Kits

Cold process requires your soap to cure for a couple months. Hot process speeds up the waiting time by cooking it in a crock pot. I thought I'd throw that in for FYI.
 
allinthedetails said:
The point is for me to be able to make my own product:
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I'm eternally grateful that we no longer have to
make homemade soap for personal hygiene usage;
the store-boughten kind is a genuine god-send.

BTW:
I don't ever use any "soap" products...homemade
or otherwise...to wash/clean vehicles. Rather: I
use Car-Wash "Shampoos" for that task. :)


Bob
 
FUNX650 said:
I'm eternally grateful that we no longer have to
make homemade soap for personal hygiene usage;
the store-boughten kind is a genuine god-send.

BTW:
I don't ever use any "soap" products...homemade
or otherwise...to wash/clean vehicles. Rather: I
use Car-Wash "Shampoos" for that task. :)


Bob
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lol i realized how I worded it last night but have no idea how to edit it. :laughing: but thank you :props:
 
DragonHawk said:
No prob, you might want to just start out with a kit. They come with pre-measured ingredients and you can save a lot. This site has really good ones. Its also a good place for supplies.
Soap Making Kits

Cold process requires your soap to cure for a couple months. Hot process speeds up the waiting time by cooking it in a crock pot. I thought I'd throw that in for FYI.
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gonna check it out now. THANKS! :dblthumb2:
 
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