This week's experiment comes from an article I read on technological developments. While reading about ways to make iron, glass, and other historic processes, I became fascinated about the section on soap making. Now, we will not go through the entire process of making soap (at least not this week), but we will experiment with the first steps in classic soap making. To do that, you will need:
Wood Ash








such a timely post for us!
Daughter and I are about to make our first batch of cold-process soap (the old-fashioned way), and this experiment and bit of history of the sodium hydroxide-making process is so timely. We'll do the experiment, too! Thanks so much!
I love this simple
I love this simple introduction to the history of soapmaking! What a great idea. Thank you for posting it.
LKJames
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