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The Bubbly History of Soap

There I was lathering myself (careful!) and luxuriating in the pleasant smelling foam of the modern soap. As the bubbles swirled around and drifted off in the water droplets, I began to wonder about the history of soap. Such is the effect of the uncommon history of common things topic, I can’t be anywhere without contemplating the ‘history’ of every darn thing, it's like a virus. And I am infected.

14 comments    luxury soap romans
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How to Make known Concentration of Potassium Hydroxide Lye for Your Hand Made Soap or Biodiesel

How to make Biodiesel or Soap Lye from plantain. Preparation, Test: Chicken Feather and fresh egg. KOH Concentration calculation in Extract.

7 comments    soap acid preparation
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Old Fashioned Lye Soap Making

Learning how to make soap is an important skill for self sufficiency and an enjoyable hobby. Learn the basics of soap making with lye in this article

5 comments    water soap oils
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How to Make Soap An Illustrated Tutorial for Hot Process Soap Making

This simplified, easy to follow, illustrated, step-by-step guide to hot process soapmaking will have you creating beautiful bars like the experts in no time.

10 comments    how to soap making soapmaking
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Loc Maintenance: Oils -- Essential and Other

In a previous article regarding loc maintenance, I mentioned several oils -- essential and otherwise -- that can be good to have in your loc maintenance arsenal. Included in the list were: Jojoba Oil: A carrier oil; closely emulates the natural...

2 comments    how to hair essential oils
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How to make an Organic Soap at home

BASIC INGREDIENTS IN SOAP MAKING(Photo by David Fisher @ http://candleandsoap.about.com/) The most used title of many hubs from us, HubPages writers begins with ‘how’. This hub is not an exception. It is also related to many ‘hows’ that...

51 comments    how hubpages skin
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Make Homemade Potassium Hydroxide Lye

Ok I have had some questions on this subject so I will give a more detailed instruction.     To make your container for the filter and a container to hold it and collect the drainage you will need: A. ...

2 comments    hydrogen potassium hydroxide
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How To Make Natural Milk Soap

A recipe for making your own soap.

4 comments    advice how to fun
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English Atrocities in the Use of Language

Several things to look out for in any paper, essay, book, or sometimes even speech you're writing. Remembering these simple rules of grammar, especially at an early age, could change your life.

12 comments    how to write english
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Lye from Wood Ashes

Learn to make lye from woodashes to make your own homemade soap. An important skill for sustainable living.

6 comments    sustainable living soap making
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