Recent content by aaronej

I think what I will try first is boiling it all day. I finally succeed in making very fatty soap that has a putrid smell using animal fat (which I had to buy for more money than a bar of soap costs). I don't know whether the villagers use all their slaughtered fat or bury some of it but it is...

I'm looking for an enzyme that can lower the temperature (to below 100°C) of the reaction: NaC2 + H2O + HEAT(300°C) that is used to make lye (NaOH). The reason: eliminating the need for pressure. I'm trying to make good soap (Lye + Fat + Water = Soap) in a village in Zambia that does not...

Can one make lye from baking soda, water, heat and electricity? I am a Peace Corps volunteer in Chadiza, Zambia trying to do a soap making project because I am often asked for soap and it is something that can be made completely naturally. The problem is that the villagers want something...