Comments on: How They Made All-Purpose Soap In The Old Days http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/02/how-they-made-all-purpose-soap-in-the-old-days/ Our Family's Journey To Self Sufficiency Mon, 21 May 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: MotherLodeBeth http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/02/how-they-made-all-purpose-soap-in-the-old-days/comment-page-1/#comment-20240 MotherLodeBeth Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:32:44 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=4258#comment-20240 I have made my own soap using lye, but with meth labs being a problem in some areas of the country many store no longer sell lye in cans. Unless you know someone who knows you are a Christian and clean living, who works/owns a hardware or grocery store, who could order you some. I have made my own soap using lye, but with meth labs being a problem in some areas of the country many store no longer sell lye in cans. Unless you know someone who knows you are a Christian and clean living, who works/owns a hardware or grocery store, who could order you some.

]]> By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/02/how-they-made-all-purpose-soap-in-the-old-days/comment-page-1/#comment-19618 Kendra at New Life On A Homestead Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:55:15 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=4258#comment-19618 Kotiäiti, Thanks for the recipe!! I'm gonna check out your post right now :) Kotiäiti,

Thanks for the recipe!! I’m gonna check out your post right now :)

]]> By: Kotiäiti http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/02/how-they-made-all-purpose-soap-in-the-old-days/comment-page-1/#comment-19614 Kotiäiti Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:35:10 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=4258#comment-19614 Hi, I made soap from our summerpigs rendered tallow. It is quite fresh still. But I´m sure it will be wonderfull. Here is link for my recipe. http://karppausjaperhe.blogspot.com/2010/10/possusaippua.html You can see the pictures. The recipe is Pig tallow 0,7lb olive oil 0,33lb coconut 76degree 0,22lb water 0,4lb lye 0,16 I changed the grams to lb´s. He re is the link how I rendered http://karppausjaperhe.blogspot.com/2010/10/ihra-taliksi-ja-talisaippuaksi.html They are all in finnish, sorry. But you can see the pictures. The soap doesen´t smell pigsmeat :D It smells nice and soapy. And feels already smooth. Hi,
I made soap from our summerpigs rendered tallow.
It is quite fresh still. But I´m sure it will be wonderfull.
Here is link for my recipe. http://karppausjaperhe.blogspot.com/2010/10/possusaippua.html
You can see the pictures.
The recipe is

Pig tallow 0,7lb
olive oil 0,33lb
coconut 76degree 0,22lb

water 0,4lb
lye 0,16

I changed the grams to lb´s.

He re is the link how I rendered
http://karppausjaperhe.blogspot.com/2010/10/ihra-taliksi-ja-talisaippuaksi.html

They are all in finnish, sorry.
But you can see the pictures.

The soap doesen´t smell pigsmeat :D It smells nice and soapy.
And feels already smooth.

]]> By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/02/how-they-made-all-purpose-soap-in-the-old-days/comment-page-1/#comment-19175 Kendra at New Life On A Homestead Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:40:22 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=4258#comment-19175 Wow, Staci. What a HORRIBLE experience this poor family had!!! Oh my goodness, I can't even imagine. Wow, Staci. What a HORRIBLE experience this poor family had!!! Oh my goodness, I can’t even imagine.

]]> By: Staci http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/02/how-they-made-all-purpose-soap-in-the-old-days/comment-page-1/#comment-19166 Staci Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:30:18 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=4258#comment-19166 Anyone using or planning on using lye - please take a look at this link first http://www.teachsoap.com/lyeburn.html Making your own soap is great, but make sure your priorities are straight. To me, the risk of one of my children getting anywhere near this stuff is not worth my desire to be self-sufficient so I'm going to have to save my soap-making for days when I don't have babies around (which will probably be awhile). Anyone using or planning on using lye – please take a look at this link first http://www.teachsoap.com/lyeburn.html
Making your own soap is great, but make sure your priorities are straight. To me, the risk of one of my children getting anywhere near this stuff is not worth my desire to be self-sufficient so I’m going to have to save my soap-making for days when I don’t have babies around (which will probably be awhile).

]]> By: Arctic Gypsy http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/02/how-they-made-all-purpose-soap-in-the-old-days/comment-page-1/#comment-10393 Arctic Gypsy Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:05:50 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=4258#comment-10393 In preparing to move out to our own little homestead, we've been practicing our self-sufficency skills. (I figure we should make most of our mistakes while Wal-mart is still right down the street.) So far, few of our experiments are 100% homemade, though we have been making our own laundry detergent. All you need is one bar of soap, 2 cups baking soda (store bought, I know, but I do like it's odor eater properties), and 2 gallons hot water. Grate the bar of soap into a saucepan, and add just enough water to cover. Melt on low heat - stirring frequently. Add the melted soap and baking soda to the hot water and stir. We use old laundry soap bottles to store it in. You have to shake it up a bit each time you're going to use it, but it only takes about a cup for a large load of clothes. Less if the clothes aren't that soiled. It does not bubble up when washing, but then it's the soap that does the work, not the bubbles. In preparing to move out to our own little homestead, we’ve been practicing our self-sufficency skills. (I figure we should make most of our mistakes while Wal-mart is still right down the street.) So far, few of our experiments are 100% homemade, though we have been making our own laundry detergent. All you need is one bar of soap, 2 cups baking soda (store bought, I know, but I do like it’s odor eater properties), and 2 gallons hot water.

Grate the bar of soap into a saucepan, and add just enough water to cover. Melt on low heat – stirring frequently. Add the melted soap and baking soda to the hot water and stir. We use old laundry soap bottles to store it in.

You have to shake it up a bit each time you’re going to use it, but it only takes about a cup for a large load of clothes. Less if the clothes aren’t that soiled. It does not bubble up when washing, but then it’s the soap that does the work, not the bubbles.

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