Making soap with wood ash

"What if you made soap like your great-grandmother, with fireplace ash?"

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You feel the smooth, rich texture of soap that's entirely yours and smell the pure scent of real ingredients. Your skin becomes softer than with any shop-bought soap.

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De grijze as uit mijn houtkachel leek waardeloos tot ik ontdekte wat ertoe het kon worden. …

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Three first steps

1Save clean wood ash from fireplace
2Learn to make lye from ash
3Start with small test batches

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