Soap Science Definitions Guide
Spencer's Farm offers a soap science definitions guide for you! We've been in the soap making business for years and teach others across the USA how to make soap, too. We understand the soap making process and everything it takes to make the best homemade soaps. Familiarize yourself with some science terms. You'll need to understand them to fully understand the soap making process.
PLEASE READ ALL ATTACHED * NOTES * BIOACTIVE: Having a biological effect; as from a substance BIOCHEMISTRY: Science that studies chemical and physiochemical processes occurring within living organisms BOTANICALS: Substances obtained from plants and used as additives CHEMISTRY: Science that identifies substances composed of matter; the investigation of their properties and the ways in which they interact, combine, and change; and the use of these processes to form new substances. EMOLLIENT: Skin softening or soothing ESSENTIAL OILS: Natural oils containing the characteristic or fragrance from the source in which it was extracted. * NOTE: * Essential oils are POTENT chemicals. They should be respected and treated with care. GLYCERIN: Another term for glycerol. A vicious, clear, sweet liquid made as a byproduct of making soap. KOH: Potassium hydroxide; used for making liquid soap LARD: Fat from the abdomen of a pig used in cooking LYE: A strong alkaline solution, also referred to as potassium hydroxide. * NOTE: * Follow safety procedures and wear proper protective equipment when working with lye. Lye can cause serious burns when contacting skin. NaOH: Sodium hydroxide; used for making bar soap NATURAL EXTRACTS: Substances extracted from nature maintaining characteristics from which they were extracted * NOTE: * Spencer's Farm uses: green tea extract, rosemary, cornflower, cucumber & Roman chamomile SAPONIFICATION: The chemical reaction that occurs between oil and lye. SATURATED: Containing the largest possible amount of a particular solute. SOLUBLE: Able to be dissolved SUPER FATTING: Term used when making homemade soap. Reducing the amount of lye used, to allow extra oils. Extra oils allow moisturizing properties in addition to glycerin.
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