Soap from bio byproducts

[SuperJoe]

does the lye from the bio process stay in the soap? ive heard that lye is very caustic, as to the piont will dissolve bone. does that have any affect long term in using your soap?i would like to try some but alas i live far in mesa az

 

[1917]

i have been using lye soap for a wile now good stuff.it took tar off of my hands with no problem!

 

[alphadeltaromeo]

The lye changes during the chemical reaction in the process. It is no longer lye as you know it. The longer the bars set, the longer they will harden...quite accurate. We've made soap and it's wonderful. After using bars of home made lye soap, the other stuff is garbage

That's why I always smell so nice

 

[wdbtchr]

You may not need to add more lye, just try using a little less water to disolve your lye. My brother and I still make homemade lye soap since the 60s. We've always used animal fat, beef and pork. Beef makes a harder soap, pork softer, we try to use 50/50. Using less water initally will make a dryier soap and you won't have to age it as long to get hard. By the way, unless you really get crazy with the lye there will be no lye to leach out, it's eliminated in the chemical reaction of making soap. If I ever make bioiesel I intend to try it with the glycern.

 

[alphadeltaromeo]

Have Bjorn send you some...he has...well...a "Y2K" supply of it

 

[cranetruck]

Have Bjorn send you some...he has...well...a "Y2K" supply of it

Hey Andy, if you are talking about my glycerine supply, it's all but gone, I use it as a fire starter a little at a time.
Nowadays I try to use the veggie oil just by filtering it and only prepare biodiesel from the really "bad" WVO, so not much glycerine any longer.....
maybe in a couple of weeks....

 

[wdbtchr]

Even if he had some Bjorn is a might to far away. I'm thinkin' this summer I might whip up a batch just to try the glycerine for degreaser. I have about 75 gallons of filtered waste motor oil right now so I really don't need the biodiesel, but I have a tractor engine I need to clean up for rebuild.

 

[kipman]

My wife has made soap many times, all you need is a fat and lye, add the good smelling stuff and the soap you get is better than you can buy. We use drain cleaner lye and a lot of different fats, just search the web it is worth the effort.