Does anyone know how to make soap?

Question

does anyone know how to make soap from home ingredients??like stuff commonly found in the pantry?

Answer 1

Many things that are commonly sold for the pantry are in cold soaps and you could try this site, be aware tho that you do need to add a caustic ingredient such as lye or caustic soda to make the oils or fats consolidate into soap

Answer 2

Watch Fight Club.

Answer 3

Cold process soap can be made using ingredients found in the pantry -the only item you will need is not found in your pantry is lye - which you can by at most hardware stores in the drain cleander isle (it must be 100% crystal - and is commonly sold by Roebic) below is a recipe and a link to step by step instructions provided by Kathy Miller on her website.

*Rachael's "Tried and True" Recipe (Thanks! to Rachael Levitan)

48 ounces Crisco (a 3-pound can)

21 ounces Soybean Oil (or Olive, Canola, or a blend of these)

18 ounces Coconut Oil

28 ounces of cold water

12 ounces lye crystals

Temperatures: 100 degrees

Trace by hand should be in about 20 minutes. Cure about 24-48 hours before cutting.

http://www.millersoap.com/soapproc.html