How to Make Lye Soap From Wood Ash

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How to Make Soap from Ashes More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Seth Daluga | permalink
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Soap making in the woods can be almost automatic. Hardwood ashes are some of the best producers of lye. Add a bucket of rain water and some left-over cooking fat and you can easily brew up enough soap to clean everybody and everything.
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For further reading: http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/how-to-make-soap-from-ashes-zmaz72jfzfre.aspx ^[1]

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How to Make Lye for Natural Soap Making from Wood Ash More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Irina Ivan | permalink
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We show you how to make lye which is perfect for natural soap making recipes. And it isn't difficult.

For further reading: http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/make-lye.html ^[2]

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How to Make Ash Soap More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Yasmin Dittia | permalink
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Long before brightly colored and sweet-smelling soaps became regular items in homes and stores, people knew how to make ash soap from the most basic of ingredients. Ash soap was made from things that colonial people had around their homes,...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Ash-Soap ^[3]

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1. http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/how-to-make-soap-from-ashes-zmaz72jfzfre.aspx

2. http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/make-lye.html

3. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Ash-Soap