Follow
our instructions and you can make your own soap by hand, perhaps it
will not be very attractive, but it will be effective against stains,
and, of coarse, a lot more ecological.
NECESSARY
MATERIALS:
Ingredients:
- 5 litres of water
- 1 kilogram os
caustic soda
- 5 litres of oil
from fried food
PROCESS:
-
Heat
up the 5 litres of water in a metal bucket up to almost
boiling point. Remove the bucket from the fire and add one
kilogram of caustic soda (this operation must be done in
a ventilated place because of the irritating vapours). Put
the bucket back on the fire and stir in order to dissolve
completely the soda in the water. Add little by little the
5 litres of oil stirring the mixture continously in order
to make it homogeneous.
-
Little
by little this mixture will become a creamy yellowish colour,
continue stirring taking care not to change the direction
or speed, otherwise the mixture could curdle.
-
The
process is finished when the soap becomes thick sticky,
approximately 30-40 minutes after starting this operation.
At this point empty the mixture out into a wooden drawer
or mould that has been previously covered with a coarse
paper. Leave to settle for one day.
-
Once
dried, cut it into portions and remove from the drawer.
Leave them in a dry place for 8 to 10 days.
- Precaution:
- Caustic
soda must be handled with care.
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