Luc, You say: > "Here's the thing, why not make the soap yourself ?"
I say: > "Wow. I didn't even think about that possiblity! Yes, I will do this! Thanks!" I like your idea about making my own homegrown soap and reminds me how (and I wonder WHY am I so) accustomed to depending on commercialized stuff and looking outwards for a solution when I can make it myself...and look inwards...just like the pioneers. Thanks. I sometimes wonder what other stuff I can make and and even make barter and become self sufficient?? Phillip Wolfe --- Legal Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G'day Phillip; > Soy nut...Ha!Organic I hope. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phillip Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 6:07 PM > Subject: [Biofuel] Keith? Query about WVO refining > and Glycerin Purifying > > > > Kieth/Luc/Todd/Kron/Martin/Peggy/Et.al./Professor > > Allen and Biofuel Readers: > > > > When I start my homebrew biodiesel refining with > that > > 150 lbs of WVO I've been discussing, I would to > > circulate the byproduct crude glycerin into > > distillation and purify it to about 90% purity or > > better. The reason is that I would like to > "recycle" > > and send the glyerin to a local natural soap bar > > manufacture nearby. Am I taking this too far? > > Here's the thing, why not make the soap yourself ? > Save a whole whack of > processing of the glycol layer and recover the > methanol after which you use > a simple recipe to make a high glycerine content > fatty acid soap. > How you ask? Glad you did :-) I have done this on a > very small scale using > the accumulated glycerine layers from my test > batches ( you guys don't chuck > it do you?) and it makes nice soap. I've used it and > plan on making a bunch > more as soon as my condenser for methanol recovery > is finished (should be > this weekend) Ok, the link: > http://www.distributiondrive.com/Article2.html > I tried using straight glycerine but it doesn't foam > up much even if it does > works well. Once the extra water/lye is added and > time aloowed for curing it > foams alot more and still works very well. > That said, should you want to go through the > procedure to seperate the 95% > glycerine, look at selling it to those who make hand > creams and lotions > (more bucks) soaper remove the glycerine from > commercial soap and do just > that with it. Another avenue is the pharma boys. > They can make high end > capsules out of it. Orrrr, try the candida forums or > homeopathic clinics. > Next to pure glycerine is an excellent sweetener > suitable for candida > sufferes, according to the info at JtF on glycerine. > http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_glycerin.html > Tell your kids that you are cleaning up the planet > for their use. > > Luc > > > As advised by you folks, I plan to start 1 lb at a > > time. > > With humble thanks, > > Phillip Wolfe > > > > > > PS - My kids think I'm a nut. I said "Yes, I am > soy > > nut." > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Biofuel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
