HOMEGROWN 101: How To Make Cold-Process Lye Soap

Reader Contribution by Farm Aid And Homegrown.Org
Published on July 22, 2011
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By Caroline, HOMEGROWN Flock-tender

At first glance, the art of soapmaking seems that it should be left
to the chemists in a lab. By chemical definition, soap is the salt of a
fatty acid, a triglyceride, which are three molecules of fatty acids
attached to a single molecule of glycerol (glycerin). The bars we use
for cleaning are simply animal or vegetable oils treated with a strong

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