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The Art Of Making Soap - A History Of Soap Making

Below is a historical introduction to the art of soap making extracted from a book written in the late 1800's entitled "The Art Of Making Soap & Candles" ...

The application of rosin for making soap is of English origin. When the art of soap making was introduced into this country, it is difficult to ascertain, but it is certain that the great impulse which the art received originated in 1804, from the genius of Le Blanc, by whom soda was economically extracted from common salt, and eventually introduced into the English market by Mr. James Muspratt, the owner of extensive chemical works.

This discovery, moreover, one of the most beautiful and important in modern chemistry, inaugurated a new era, as it were, in the art of soap making. Not less important were the investigations of Chevreul in 1811, by whom the proximate constituents of the fats, scarcely known before, were exactly demonstrated.

He, in fact, may justly be regarded as the savant who elevated this industrial branch from a mere trade to a prominent art, which at the present day is characterized by the introduction of new saponifiable substances from all parts of the world, by the application of ordinary and superheated steam, and by various mechanical arrangements for different processes of pressure; quite recently also, use of pressure has been made by which equally mild and detersive soaps are produced at a cheaper rate and less waste of time.

Soap Recipe#7: Citrus & Calendula Glycerin Soap Melt & pour transparent soap base ¼ cup calendula petals (dried) 15 drops yellow food coloring ¾ tsp grapefruit essential oil ½ tsp. tangerine essential oil 1 tbs. melted shea butter Follow basic instructions for melt & pour soaps. ***** Soap Recipe #8: Calendula Harmony Soap 2 oz. clear melt & pour soap 1 oz. white melt & pour soap 1 pinch calendula petals 2 drops yellow soap colorant 6 drops vanilla fragrance oil 4 drops sandalwood fragrance oil 2 drops eucalyptus essential oil Follow basic instructions for melt & pour soaps. Source: "Soap Recipes: 58 Recipes For Cold & Hot Process Soaps"

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The "Art Of Making Soaps And Candles" was written in the late 1800's by a leading expert at that time and also provides factual and productive information from some of the top manufacturers, inventors, chemists and established authors from the 1800's.

This publication deals not only with the manufacture of soaps and candles, but it also includes illustrations and critical explanations of the various manipulations and mechanical arrangements by which they are effected, thus compiling a condensed narrative full of information that had never been published previously.

Get it here: The Art Of Making Soap & Candles

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