Comments on: Making Homemade Soaps – What Needs To Be Learned First http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/05/12/making-homemade-soaps-what-needs-to-be-learned-first/ Growing kids, weeds, flowers and things... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:19:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Judi / Momma Muse http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/05/12/making-homemade-soaps-what-needs-to-be-learned-first/comment-page-1/#comment-77633 Judi / Momma Muse Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:33:44 +0000 http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/05/12/making-homemade-soaps-what-needs-to-be-learned-first/#comment-77633 Borax is naturally occurring sodium borate - not caustic or soda ash, no. It's used as a laundry detergent booster - to help soften and brighten clothes (but doesn't bleach). It's also used as a general household cleaner. For more information about <a href="http://www.ehow.com/about_5104186_borax-powder.html" rel="nofollow">Borax Powder, read the ehow.com article</a>. As for soap making, you can't use it in place of lye (sodium hydroxide / soda ash) when making cold or hot process soap. However, it's a great additive to <a href="http://www.mommamuse.com/2010/02/17/how-to-make-homemade-liquid-laundry-soap/" rel="nofollow">homemade liquid soap for the laundry</a> AND homemade powdered laundry soap. Borax is naturally occurring sodium borate – not caustic or soda ash, no. It’s used as a laundry detergent booster – to help soften and brighten clothes (but doesn’t bleach). It’s also used as a general household cleaner.

For more information about Borax Powder, read the ehow.com article.

As for soap making, you can’t use it in place of lye (sodium hydroxide / soda ash) when making cold or hot process soap. However, it’s a great additive to homemade liquid soap for the laundry AND homemade powdered laundry soap.

]]> By: grace ahaotu http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/05/12/making-homemade-soaps-what-needs-to-be-learned-first/comment-page-1/#comment-77602 grace ahaotu Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:35:28 +0000 http://www.mommamuse.com/2006/05/12/making-homemade-soaps-what-needs-to-be-learned-first/#comment-77602 is borax the same as caustic or soda ash? is borax the same as caustic or soda ash?

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