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It's interesting to note that there have been many healthy human populations throughout our history, even long before the advent of antibacterial soap. In fact, the collective fascination with adding chemical ingredients to bar and liquid soaps in order to help fight infections only began in recent decades. Since then, much evidence has emerged to suggest that antibacterial soaps don't clean us any more thoroughly than their "old-fashioned predecessors" do. What's more, they may pose health concerns both on personal and environmental levels. This is why Sandy Chase decided to write Best Tips and Tricks for Soap Making. The most disturbing concern is that these new kinds of cleansers may actually contribute to a general sanitation problem by promoting the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Antibacterial soaps don't just kill disease-causing bacteria. They kill every kind of bacteria that is susceptible to them. If resistant bacteria were then to form, they could easily dominate their surrounding environment (be it a household or larger ecosystem) due to a lack of competition. Our race survived for eons and produced many healthy men and women without the aid of our new bacteria-fighting products. Babies even need a certain level of exposure to germs in order for their immune systems to develop properly. Evidence suggests that we may be compromising our own adult systems as well through our increasing reliance upon antibacterial soaps. In a way, this reliance reveals a certain distrust of our environment (which is seen as hostile) and our bodies (which are seen as overly vulnerable). We may need to start trusting ourselves - and the kinds of natural products that kept us clean for so long in the past - once again.

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Publié par	Speedy Publishing LLC
Date de parution	24 septembre 2013
Nombre de lectures	1
EAN13	9781630223380
Langue	English

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BestTips And Tricks For Soap Making
TimeHonored Soap Making Techniques
By:Sandy Chase
Tableof Contents
Publishers Notes
Dedication
Chapter 1- What IsSoap Making and How Does It Work?
Chapter 2- SoapMaking Methods Explained
Chapter 3- WhatIngredients Are Needed For Making Soap?
Chapter 4- Ten SoapMaking Recipes
Chapter 5- How toAdd Fragrances in Soap Making Recipes
Chapter 6- Tips onMaking Soaps – What Every Soap Maker Should Know
Chapter 7- How toAdd Designs to Soaps When Making Soap?
About The Author
Publishers Notes
Disclaimer
This publicationis intended to provide helpful and informative material. It is not intended todiagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any health problem or condition, nor isintended to replace the advice of a physician. No action should be taken solelyon the contents of this book. Always consult your physician or qualifiedhealth-care professional on any matters regarding your health and beforeadopting any suggestions in this book or drawing inferences from it.
The author andpublisher specifically disclaim all responsibility for any liability, loss orrisk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly orindirectly, from the use or application of any contents of this book.
Any and allproduct names referenced within this book are the trademarks of theirrespective owners. None of these owners have sponsored, authorized, endorsed,or approved this book.
Always read allinformation provided by the manufacturers’ product labels before using theirproducts. The author and publisher are not responsible for claims made bymanufacturers.
© 2013
Manufactured inthe United States of America
Dedication
This book isdedicated to my aunt who taught me the secrets to making great homemade soaps.
Chapter 1- What Is Soap Making and How Does It Work?
The art of making soap has existedfor hundreds of years, and for the majority of that time, soap was made byhand. If you wanted soap, you saved the necessary components from daily lifeand made it yourself. It wasn't until the 1920s that soap became a commercialproduct, bought rather than made. In the last decade or so, the art of makingsoap has seen the resurgence among eco-friendly people. Thankfully, while thechemical process behind making soap is complex, the physical process is not.

The History of Soap Making
The oldest known mention of soap isactually over 4,000 years old, coming from ancient Babylon. The recipe for asimple soap, consisting of ashes, alkali salt and water was written on a stonetablet dated to around 2200 BCE.
One popular tale of the discovery ofsoap comes from ancient Rome. In Latin, the word that means soap is Sapo. Asthe tale goes, there once was a mountain named Mount Sapo. This mountain was afrequently used site for animal sacrifices, and thus became saturated withanimal fat over the years. One day, particularly heavy rains washed the animalfats down towards the river, alongside ashes from the sacrificial fires. Thesethree ingredients -- fat, ash and water -- are the primary ingredients forbasic soap. Washerwomen at the banks of the river discovered that the refusefrom the mountain cleaned clothes much more easily than water alone, and namedthe substance Sapo.
This tale, while interesting, isalmost certainly not true. There is no record of a mount Sapo anywhere in theRoman Empire. There is also little evidence that soap was used as a detergentin Rome, as it is rarely mentioned in any capacity.
No matter the history, the basicrecipe stays the same, though today we use more refined products than animalfat and wood ash.
The Methods of Making Soap
All natural soaps -- those notcreated with synthetic detergents -- are made with three primary ingredients.The first, water, has remained unchanged since time began. The second, animalfat has been replaced in modern times with various vegetable oils. Home soapmakers often choose a mixture of olive and coconut oils. The third, ash, hasalso been replaced with the active ingredient from that ash. This ingredient iscaustic soda, or lye.
There are three ways to make soaptoday, though one of them is more of a craft hobby than an actual soap makingprocess.
Cold Process: This method is the oneused throughout the ages. You mix a proportion of lye with water in onecontainer. In another container, you mix the oils you will use. Then youcombine the two ingredients, stir, pour into molds and let it set. The lye andthe oil react in a process called saponification, chemically transforming intosoap. The chemical reaction takes a significant amount of time, so the curingprocess takes six or more weeks for a batch of soap.
Hot Process: This is similar to coldprocess, though it is a much more modern invention. Rather than mix theingredients and let them sit for weeks, you mix them over a source of heatclose to boiling. This forces the chemical reaction to progress faster, curinga batch in hours instead of weeks. For proper results, this requires constantstirring and is not recommended without plenty of time to dedicate to the task.Once the soap has been poured into molds and cooled, it is ready to use.
Melt and Pour: This process is moreof a craft hobby than a soap making method. Instead of working with oil andlye, you buy unscented clear soap base. This pre-processed soap works as it is.Melt this soap and add your preferred colors and scents pour it into molds andallow it to set. You now have soap.
The Saponification Process
Saponification is the technical namefor the chemical process that produces soap. It begins with the fatty acidsfound in animal fats and vegetable oils. When these fats are introduced to asufficient amount of a strong alkaline element, they react. This reactionproduces soap.
Two different kinds of alkaline arecommonly used in making soap. Sodium hydroxide is the biggest player, whichproduces a hard bar of soap when introduced to oil. Potassium hydroxide is amore recent chemical, which produces liquid soap instead.

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