ChrissyB
Well-Known Member
I was reading on the internet (where else) a method of making soap called the "alternate soap". It's on Suzanne's Crafty Corner. I will post the link when I find it so you can read for yourself.
Anyway, she basically makes soap the normal HP way up until gel stage, then she pours a heap of water and heaps of salt in the pan with the soap and boils away. She says that this purifies the soap, the foam that surfaces to the top is the purified soap, and the water left in the bottom contains the leftover lye and glycerin. Then she scoops it out leaving behind as much water as possible and puts it into moulds. Has anyone heard of this or tried this? And would the resulting soap still be rich in glycerin like handmade soap is meant to be or would it be more drying?
She says that she has tried to mesh the handmade way of making soap and the factory way of making soap. And the resulting soap is ready to use straight away.
I am a bit confuzzled!!
Anyway, she basically makes soap the normal HP way up until gel stage, then she pours a heap of water and heaps of salt in the pan with the soap and boils away. She says that this purifies the soap, the foam that surfaces to the top is the purified soap, and the water left in the bottom contains the leftover lye and glycerin. Then she scoops it out leaving behind as much water as possible and puts it into moulds. Has anyone heard of this or tried this? And would the resulting soap still be rich in glycerin like handmade soap is meant to be or would it be more drying?
She says that she has tried to mesh the handmade way of making soap and the factory way of making soap. And the resulting soap is ready to use straight away.
I am a bit confuzzled!!
