So, are you using just sodium hydroxide to extract the glycerin from
the oil, or does it convert directly to soap? Guess I need to brush up
on my chemistry!
I've heard that you can use ethanol and potassium hydroxide instead of
methanol and sodium hydroxide. I think the cost goes up a bit, but the
toxic materials quantity goes way down.

>
> Solution? I shared samples of some of my homemade lye soap with management
> and they suggested I produce it for the mercantile outlets.
>
> It's "win win." Though the price of diesel has climbed from $2.899 to $3.409
> in the past months, a gallon of the WVO yields about 30 bars of soap each
> netting the cost of a gallon of fuel.
>
> Tim

-- 
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
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-Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain
'90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager

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