How to make soap by using used cooking oil ???
Does any one knows how to make soap by using used cooking oil ???? what`s the formula ?
first you need to strain your cooking oil to get out any food bits in the oil - In order to know how much lye and water you would need to make a successful batch of soap. You need to know what kind of oil you have - canola, soybean, corn oil extra and how much you have — by weight — it is recommended that you use 3 or more oils in your formula for soap making. Once you know how much oil you have you need to plug this information into a reliable lye calculator to determine the amount of lye and water needed. I recommend — the one you can down load from here: http://www.millersoap.com/worksheet.html or one of these two
Majestic Mountain Sage Lye Calculator for Creating Soap Formulas (http://www.the-sage.com/services/calculator.html)
Kym has a lot of great information, but not all the information is there — such as what temp. of oil and lye water should be when ready to mix together…i recommend checking out http://www.millersoap.com in depth before embarking on your new soap making adventures.
I seriously doubt that there is a formula. In the old days soap was made in a cast iron wash pot in the yard using lard and wood ashes. The formula was handed down through generations by families living as best they could Things that were needed were made at home as there were no stores to just go buy them, if you had anything to buy them with. Now the government will just give it to you at a slight price of your freedom. Good luck.
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Comment by eagle — December 20, 2008 @ 3:38 pm
I wouldn't want to bathe in it.
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Comment by Sandra S — December 20, 2008 @ 3:48 pm
1 pound Hemp Oil Batch
16 oz. Hemp
6 oz. Distilled Water
2.1 oz. lye
Fragrance/Essential Oil .7 oz.
1 pound Hemp/Olive Oil batch
8 oz. Olive
8 oz. Hemp
2.1 oz. Lye
6 oz. Distilled Water
Fragrance/Essential Oil .7 oz.
1 pound Hemp/Coconut/Olive Oil Batch
5 oz. Coconut Oil
5 oz. Hempseed Oil
6 oz. Olive Oil
2.3 oz. lye
6 oz. water
Fragrance/Essential Oil .7 oz.
Now for the fun part!
Suit up in safety goggles, gloves and long sleeves. Add the lye to the water. Stir well taking precautions to not breathe in the fumes. Set the mixture to the side and allow it to cool to approximately 110F. You can put the lye water mixture outside if you are not in a well ventilated area.
Add all the oils together and melt. Allow them to cool to approximately 110F, or within 5 degrees of the lye water.
Add the lye water to the melted oils, carefully. Stir vigorously until trace occurs. Trace looks like a thin pudding. A stick blender will help speed trace along. If you are stirring by hand, this recipe may take up to an hour to trace.
Pour your traced soap mixture into your molds. Pop out after 3 to 5 days and allow to sit for a full 4 to 6 weeks to cure and finish the saponification process.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
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http://www.teachsoap.com/smallcp.html
Comment by Kym M — December 20, 2008 @ 4:32 pm
first you need to strain your cooking oil to get out any food bits in the oil - In order to know how much lye and water you would need to make a successful batch of soap. You need to know what kind of oil you have - canola, soybean, corn oil extra and how much you have — by weight — it is recommended that you use 3 or more oils in your formula for soap making. Once you know how much oil you have you need to plug this information into a reliable lye calculator to determine the amount of lye and water needed. I recommend — the one you can down load from here: http://www.millersoap.com in depth before embarking on your new soap making adventures.
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soap crafter for 3 plus years
Comment by MontanaGirl — December 20, 2008 @ 5:03 pm
Soap making was and still a great cottage industry. We use soap made using Olive Oil. it is mild does a great job of cleaning both skin and hair. Commercially produced soaps are made the same way as homemade but, homemade ususally uses better ingredients.
Try here for starters and good luck:www.teachsoap.com
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Comment by mike4400 — December 20, 2008 @ 5:12 pm