How is soap made? / myLot

Malaysia

July 17, 2008 2:50am CST

I always wondered, how is it made? And if you have any links to websites where they tell you how to make soap at home, I would appreciate the link. Thanks.

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currykai

@currykai (427)

• Malaysia

17 Jul 08

Hope you don't find this lame. I think is made from either animal/vegetable fat. Then mixed with glycerin + sodium hydroxide. You can visit here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap http://www.deancoleman.com/whatissoap.htm

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ufo_thexfiles

@ufo_thexfiles (723)

• Malaysia

18 Jul 08

wow... that's really helps.. thank you very much. have a nice day.

currykai

@currykai (427)

• Malaysia

19 Jul 08

you are welcome. Hope that you have a great day ahead too!

stvasile

@stvasile (7306)

• Romania

26 Jul 08

My parents make soap at home, but I was never really interested in the process. It involves mainly animal fat and caustic soda (sodium hydroxide). They boil it somehow and the soap floats on some very corrosive liquid they sometime use to clean metal pots. Maybe you can learn more about soap making here: http://www.teachsoap.com/

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ufo_thexfiles

@ufo_thexfiles (723)

• Malaysia

27 Jul 08

thanks. that useful info is helping me. have a nice day.

ordinarylady13

@ordinarylady13 (87)

• Philippines

5 Nov 10

My teacher said we could make it using coconut oil and hydroxide (i forgot which kind of hydroxide). But anyway we'll make it few weeks from now in my organic chem lab :D