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Cleaning Up:  Turning Bar Soap Into Liquid Soap  |
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
623 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 4:34:37 PM
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| I have a stockpile of bar soap, mostly from hotels. I tried soaking a bar in water for a day, thinking it would disolve, but no luck. What is the best and easiest way to turn these into liquid soap? |
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
890 Posts
Kate
Delano
Minnesota
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Past Blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Brenda
Orchard Prairie
WA
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 7:50:55 PM
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I have it coming out of my ears now . . . I had a ton of sample soaps from a gift bag give away I did with other shops when I had my shop last year . . . anyway, I got my "recipe" from a book called "Homemade" by Readers Digest (I got this book at Costco). Anyway, this is the recipe: 2 cups soap flakes or grated bar soap, 1/2 gallon water, 2 Tblspoons glycerin. You simply combine all ingredients in a pan and cook it over low heat until it the flakes are dissolved! So simple! I did a ton of it and have about 12 quart jars full of it! LOL! Works great. You can add essential oils, but mine had a nice clean scent so I left it alone.
Hugs & blessings,
Brenda
Past Blessings . . . Celebrating Life as it used to be . . . when people loved God, loved their families and loved their country. |
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
623 Posts |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 9:52:13 PM
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| That does sound easy. How long can I store it in screw top plastic container? |
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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl
2707 Posts
Beverley
atlanta
Michigan
USA
2707 Posts |
Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 9:57:26 PM
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Where do you get the gylcerin from?
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog....Charles F. Doran
beverley baggett Beverley with an extra E...
http://bevsdoggies.googlepages.com/ |
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
Posted - Sep 25 2008 : 07:21:53 AM
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I bought a bottle of glycerin at my local pharmacy but it was EXPENSIVE. Visited a soap making/candle making store in Seattle one day and theirs was half the price although still not super cheap. The pharmacy bottle was $21.00 for a 16 oz bottle if I remember right.
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
http://woolyinwashington.wordpress.com/ |
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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl
2707 Posts
Beverley
atlanta
Michigan
USA
2707 Posts |
Posted - Sep 25 2008 : 10:12:33 AM
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Thanks for that info. I guess I will just have to keep my eyes open and look for it and see what the prices are. Thanks again Beverley
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog....Charles F. Doran
beverley baggett Beverley with an extra E...
http://bevsdoggies.googlepages.com/ |
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Past Blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Brenda
Orchard Prairie
WA
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - Sep 29 2008 : 1:44:03 PM
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I bought an 8 ounce bottle of glycerin at Walmart . . . I think it was about $5.00. It is usually by where the skin anticeptics, etc. are found.
Hugs & blessings,
Brenda
Past Blessings . . . Celebrating Life as it used to be . . . when people loved God, loved their families and loved their country. |
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
959 Posts |
Posted - Sep 29 2008 : 1:49:07 PM
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you can try Mountain Rose Herbs for glycerin - great prices excellent quality stuff too!
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
Farmgirl Sister #59
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Sep 29 2008 : 1:58:50 PM
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How about putting the soap bars in a food procesor. To chop them up first.
Diana
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