Basic Soap Ingredients

Posted by on Oct 18, 2011 in The Soap Story | 0 comments Basic Soap Making Soap originated when a crude soap formed in clay along the banks of the River Tiber when melted animal fats and wood ash washed down from Mount Sapo, a location for animal sacrifice. Clothes washed in this water appeared cleaner. The chemistry of basic soap making has changed little since those early days. Soap is made by reacting fats and oils together with lye. The fats and...
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