Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 22789 Location: Montgomeryshire
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 05 11:37 pm Post subject:
My one and only attempt so far used lard, milk and lye. It was incredibly easy and worked much better than I was expecting. If you want a cheap and straightforward recipe for your first attempt, then let me know.
My one and only attempt so far used lard, milk and lye. It was incredibly easy and worked much better than I was expecting. If you want a cheap and straightforward recipe for your first attempt, then let me know.
Judith, how long have you been on this site, to say that , come on, chop chop, out with it. I wouldn't have any objection to using lard...I think.
judith
Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 22789 Location: Montgomeryshire
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 05 8:44 am Post subject:
Sorry Miss. I'll remember next time Miss.
I've mislaid my little book that I write these things in. This is generally a useful substitute for a brain, but is no good at all when you lose it!
I'll post it as soon as I find it again Miss!
wellington womble
Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 15051 Location: East Midlands
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 05 9:30 am Post subject:
I've used a recipe with just beef dripping and caustic soda. (I'll get the recipe later miss bugs!) If you like, I'll try it out tonight, and let you know what its like - its ready now!
When you buy coconut oil for your soap cab, do you buy fractionated or not?
My location means sources are limited, and I will be ordering from a place that only sells fractionated coconut oil, so might try it if it is any sense.
When you buy coconut oil for your soap cab, do you buy fractionated or not?
*scurries off to look in the cupboard*
Don't have any in at the moment so I can't say. It's the cheapest stuff around, though. For the life of me I can't find a good oriental supplier online with the oil I buy. Irritating!
I'll try to pop out to a shop some time soon and have a peek.
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My location means sources are limited, and I will be ordering from a place that only sells fractionated coconut oil, so might try it if it is any sense.
Makes sense. If I can find the brand of coconut oil I use, might save you a few bob buying a cooking grade online.
I already have - I bought supermarket grapeseed oil to use for massage - 500ml for £1.19 instead of 500ml for £6.50 for the massage version - works fine as far as I can tell.... AND the supermarket oil is in a glass bottle rather than plastic - but I do decant it into a more suitable container before I use it.....
I would have thought that culinary oil would have been subject to stricter controls - but I might be wrong....
I gather from a friend of mine who is a masseur (or, strictly speaking, a programmer who is also qualified as a masseur... Odd one that lass) that the thing you're looking for in grapeseed oil is that it is cold pressed, which not all of the cooking grade grapeseed oils are. Personally, I don't for a minute believe that it makes any difference, nor would I let her anywhere near me with any oil at all, cold pressed or not. When she was training you couldn't go anywhere near her without her waving a towel at you and smiling. Didn't see me for dust.
Jonnyboy
Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 23956 Location: under some rain.
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 05 1:16 pm Post subject:
cab wrote:
nor would I let her anywhere near me with any oil at all, cold pressed or not. When she was training you couldn't go anywhere near her without her waving a towel at you and smiling. Didn't see me for dust.
There is a good reason why we should all avoid comely women wishing to massage us, for the life of me I can't think of it.
Eww. It's the oil and the handling that I don't like. Something about massage that I find strangely uninteresting.
You probably secretly suspect that they're going to sprinkle you with herbs and pop you in the Aga for a slow roast (badly phrased, that). The idea of a massage from a stranger, especially a paid one, I do find slightly alarming and sinister.
, come on, chop chop, out with it. I wouldn't have any objection to using lard...I think.
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