What Is Saponification? The Chemistry of Every Soap Bar
Saponification is the reaction that turns fat and lye into soap and glycerine. Here is what happens molecule by molecule, and why no lye survives it.
5 min readsaponification, chemistry
Notes on cold process soap
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Saponification is the reaction that turns fat and lye into soap and glycerine. Here is what happens molecule by molecule, and why no lye survives it.
5 min readsaponification, chemistry
The three common ways to make soap differ in chemistry, control and cure time. Here is what genuinely separates them, and which one suits what you want.
5 min readcold process, methods