soap making
Creating cleansing bars
Soap making is the craft or process of producing soap, typically by combining fats or oils with an alkali like lye.
The chemical reaction, called saponification, transforms these ingredients into soap and glycerin.
Home soap making has experienced a revival among crafters who customize scents, colors, and ingredients: She got into soap making during the pandemic.
- lyeHydroxide cleaning solution
- coconut oilFat from palm fruit
- saponificationFat-alkali reaction making soap
- palm oilTropical fruit-derived cooking fat
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sodium hydroxide · shea butter · cold process · curing · cure time · cleansing · safety goggles · thermometer · olive oil · tallow · trace · immersion blender · essential oils · fragrance oil · swirling · mixing bowls · emulsification · spatula
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soap makingpollution
Environmental harm from waste
contamination · dirtying · soiling · fouling · staining
soap makingdissolving
Passing into solution
decomposition · corrosion · degradation · acid etching · destruction