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| LenaSassafrass |
Posted - Sep 11 2010 : 12:22:12 PM
So several months ago I had a go at making some goats milk soap...ya didn't work. I think I put way too much lye in it because it has a strong smell of lye still. I had greased a tupperware container and had used that as my basic soap mold. Now that I know for sure that soap will not saponify how should I dispose of the bad batch? I just don't know if putting it in the garbage is ok to do? I'm going to try my hand at making soap again since hubby bought a much nicer digital scale for me to use...the other one was pretty old and hard to calibrate!
Maizy-brownswiss/jersey
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| melody |
Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 4:23:05 PM
The white ashy residue has to do with heat loss and inadequate mixing-it is not an indicator of "bad" soap and it washes away.
If your soap fails the first time don't throw it out! You can nearly always salvage a botched batch of soap. Try grating the soap with a cheese grater, add it to a crock pot on low, add some milk and stirring occasionally-It will become a lovely brown color! When everything is mixed and melted pour or more than likely scoop and mash into molds,let it set up (sometimes I just put it into the freezer) and then cut into bars-Leave it alone for a while so that it will harden and last longer.
Melody
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| karla |
Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 2:29:22 PM
I use my bad soap to wash my husbands greasy jeans! I cut little slivers of it off into the washing machine. It cuts the grease great!
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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| Littleredd |
Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 2:05:21 PM
I've made lye soap too and it can smell pretty strong unless it has aged long enough. Did you let it age 30 days before you used it? I made a lavendar scented one and there was a bit of white grainy residue as it hardened which means there was slightly more lye than there should have been but not too bad. I use the soap now in the shower. It's great stuff! There's some great simple instructions online. I made mine using lard, lye, lavendar and water. |
| Alee |
Posted - Sep 11 2010 : 12:55:48 PM
Leanne- Yes, it's okay to put in the garbage. Lye is a natural occuring compound that is found in things like wood ashes. You soap is caustic but not toxic.
Alee
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