Thread: Scrap Soaps?

Home made soaps? Wouldn't that be a bit expensive to accomplish? I would be afriad that the total cost of all the items needed to make the soaps would end up costing me more than it would cost me to buy the Williams soaps.

Homemade soaps do not have to be expensive depending on what oils you use. I have a couple of recipes that use Crisco Shortening.

Originally Posted by OLD_SCHOOL

I did a small search over here last year, and the cost of ingredients alone was rather expensive. I can't remember the total exactly, but it worked out much cheaper to import the same (or a little more) volume than it was to make it myself. Then theres the risk of buggering something up, getting a non usable soap and wasting all that $.

It sure depends, and you would have to buy quite a lot of chemicals if you wanted it cheap, but there are really old ways of making soap that uses more easily attainable stuff. You have to go light on the FO's if you want it cheap though...

hay guy from NC... have you ever floated the Chattooga River?

I highly reccommend the castle forbes. It is expensive, but a tub will last more than 6 months. I have not found a more luxurious shaving cream. Ask for a tub for Christmas or something. BTW, I went to NCSU also.

Never been on the chattooga before, I'll have to add it to my list of things to do. What did you major in Ditch Doc? I'm an agri. business mangagement major, going to finish up on time next year. I have actually had some experience in soapmaking, but only with plain woodash and lard lye soap, the kind folks used to homemake after hog killing and rendering lard. Its great for cleanin up and bathing, but i'd hesitate to lather it up and shave with it. Although i've never tried, I would imagine it could result in some serious drying, its a little harsher than a shave soap.