Wash day everyday. Old fashioned handcrafted Lye soap. During the 1800s Before the days of grocery stores, early settler soap at home and used it in a variety of ways. The ingredients to make lye soap came from everyday household products. Originally, the lye was taken from butchered animals or burning wood in the fireplace, and it required quite a bit of work to get the lye that was needed for the soap. Once the lye was obtained, a lot of mixing went into the process to make the soap.
It was a unique, delicate process that required the right balance of each of the ingredients that was added to the mixture. If not enough lard and too much lye was added to the soap, then it could potentially burn the skin from the moment it came in contact with the skin. Another problem that could occur is that the wrong balance of ingredients might result in soap that wouldn’t set, so the bars of soap couldn’t be formed.
For many, the process of learning to make lye soap was a trial-and-error experience. There were times where the soap would be made incorrectly, and they would have to start over with this process to create the bars of soap that were needed.Perfect to use, but, why would you? It looks so sweet and prim on this rusty wire. So many ideas to use this old tried and true. We had a hard time finding this treasure, so we made our own.12"x3"x2".
It was a unique, delicate process that required the right balance of each of the ingredients that was added to the mixture. If not enough lard and too much lye was added to the soap, then it could potentially burn the skin from the moment it came in contact with the skin. Another problem that could occur is that the wrong balance of ingredients might result in soap that wouldn’t set, so the bars of soap couldn’t be formed.
For many, the process of learning to make lye soap was a trial-and-error experience. There were times where the soap would be made incorrectly, and they would have to start over with this process to create the bars of soap that were needed.Perfect to use, but, why would you? It looks so sweet and prim on this rusty wire. So many ideas to use this old tried and true. We had a hard time finding this treasure, so we made our own.12"x3"x2".