Handmade Soap - Blue Ridge Soap Shed Handmade Soap
WEBEstablished in 1998, The Blue Ridge Soap Shed offers one of the largest selections of handmade soap made in the USA. We make it all, with 130 varieties ranging from good-for-your-skin goat milk soap, shea butter and 100% Olive Oil Castile soaps, to Grandma's Ole Lye Soap, an Appalachian tradition.
Lye Soap - Old Fashioned Lye Soap - Grandma's Lye Soap
WEBLye Soap, homemade lye soap. Our homemade Lye Soap is made the true old-fashioned way, with lard, lye and water. Lye soap was generally made once a year, coinciding with Autumn Harvest and the killing of hogs in preparation for Winter.
HOMEMADE LYE SOAP
WEBCOME ON IN AND STAY A WHILE... You can shower, shave and shampoo with our soap daily. No, it won’t “take your hide off!” if it’s made right. Some of our ancestors just put too much lye in their soap for laundry purposes, and it was harsh! Ours is made with less lye in it for bath purposes.
Handmade Lye Soap - Etsy
WEBCheck out our handmade lye soap selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our bar soaps shops.
Natural Homemade Soaps & Lotions - Family Farm Handcrafts
WEBSoap making is traditional art, made with fats or oils, lye (sodium hydroxide, originally derived from wood ashes), and water, milk or another liquid. Lye is a key ingredient to turn the oils and water into soap.
Homemade Lye Soap - Etsy
WEBCheck out our homemade lye soap selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our bar soaps shops.
How To Make Lye Soap Like Your Grandmother Did - Wide Open …
WEBFeb 27, 2022 · This DIY soap recipe uses 2 pounds of tallow, 10 ounces of filtered, pure water, and 4.4 ounces lye. Some soap makers opt for cold process soap, but this recipe uses the hot process method....
7 Easy Steps to Homemade Soap for Beginners - Simple Life Mom
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Handmade or homemade soap made from scratch with lye and oils is true, natural soap. Homemade soap is a great way to be in control of what is going on your family’s skin and thus, into their bodies.
5 Best Types of Lye for Soap Making (And Where To Get It)
WEBThe best lye for soap making is 99 percent pure, food-grade sodium hydroxide in pellet or bead form. Purity and food-grade ratings ensure the lye contains fewer impurities. Beads and pellets make it easier to measure. However, potassium hydroxide (not technically lye) is best for making liquid soap.
Lye Soap - Grandma's Lye Soap Chunk - The Blue Ridge Soap …
WEBNothing makes laundry smell like this! It deodorizes towels and anything else you wash with it. I make my own laundry soap using 3 equal parts lye soap, grated, washing soda and borax powder. Use 1/4 cup for regular machines, 1 tablespoon for HE machines, no softener needed.