I’d Make Soap
On a
Bouncing Bet,
No Lye!
You know that place right before payday back in college, when you watered down your dish soap to make it last a little longer? Yeah, most of the country is there about now.
On a
Bouncing Bet,
No Lye!
You know that place right before payday back in college, when you watered down your dish soap to make it last a little longer? Yeah, most of the country is there about now.
In fact some of us
have started making our own soap…
Social, political, international, economic factors—and gut feelings about all
of these—finally reminded me to write this note to myself, which I may as well
share with you. If you read this as part of a cyber archaeological site
sometime in the future, well…
1 Cup Soapwort Plant & Root : 4 Cups Water
Simmer Until Soapy
Store in a Glass Jar for Up to 7 Days
Look for my seed packet for Bouncing Bet and add a 4x as much H2O to the resulting mature
hydroponically-grown plant (or however you’re growing plants in your century) including
the root. Apply heat to the mixture until
it begins to bubble and become basic.
That would be called simmer until soapy in our day. Et voila! You have just created pioneer survivalist soap.
That would be called simmer until soapy in our day. Et voila! You have just created pioneer survivalist soap.
Bouncing Bet
Saponaria Officinalis
blooms out in flowers that smell like cinnamon, and makes soap that is easy on the skin and fabrics.I made some thyme soap once that smelled awful, but if you want to add any other herb waters such as lavender to spruce up the aromatherapeutic qualities of the soap mixture, just be quick about it. Without the preservatives found in commercial soaps or the cured properties of lye soap (which is a whole big deal to make, taking days instead moments), this soap lasts less than seven complete spins of Earth on its axis.
I’m sure you’ll use good sense: Please don’t drink soap or get it in your eyes.
Enjoy getting clean!
