I made soap with the daughter a while ago, she
uses hers for everything but I haven't tried mine yet so can't say what it's like.
With the decluttering that I have been doing I found
a bag of soap-ends in a plastic bag in the bottom of a cupboard, they have been there for quite a few years and I have always intended to melt them down and mold them into more soap chunks.
Last week I finally made a start.
I chose ends that were a similar light peachy colour, put them in a pot with a bit of water and sat them on the stove to soften. I added some orange zest, hoping it would add a nice smell.
Once it was all soft I used the old beaters to mix it all together then plonked it in a container to set.
Tipped it out the next day and sliced it. I think I sliced it too thin though and will cut the next lot thicker.
Next time we do a pig I will keep the fat as I'd like to try and make some with that as I think that would be a good use of what we usually just feed to the chooks. I'd also like to make some with different oils but need to collect the ingredients together first and that might take a while seeing as I hate buying stuff!
I will also use some of the soap scraps to make up some more laundry powder as I know I don't have much left. I don't use it often but do like to have some on hand for when needed for Hubby's work clothes.
I keep saying I will make soap, but have not. However, I did recently make yogurt, something I have said I was going to do for several years. Now, maybe I will get around to making the soap.Do you have to let this dry for weeks?
ReplyDeleteYes Linda, it needs to dry for quite a few weeks. this is not real soapmaking but it will save wasting and me having to buy more and that's always a good thing.
ReplyDeletehomemade yoghurt is nice isn't it.
Barb.
Yes, I am eating a container of yogurt each day with free peaches that I cooked a bit with a tiny amount of sugar.
ReplyDeleteIf the homemade soap is not like you want it, could you use it for your homemade soap for the washing machine?
My friend drops the slivers into the hamper to use in the next wash. I just keep them. Actually, sometimes there is nothing left of a bar of Dove because I use it until I cannot find it on my washcloth.
Also, I feel pretty sanctimonious about using only 1/8 of what the manufacturer calls for...lol. The way I use liquid soap in such a miserly manner, I imagine I can beat the cost or meet the cost of store-bought liquid for the washing machine.I should make it from what I have...all the right ingredients right here...but I have not,yet.