Mmmmmm... rancid oil stew. 馃お
(Starting to saponify, maybe). I think more lye required, still oily looking.
This is not the scientific method of soap making. Yes, that is random bits of fresh mint I threw in there. #soap
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All the chemists here can be duly horrified at my random adding an uncertain concentration of lye into an unweighed mass of oil. 馃お
The #flir method of (attempted) soap making.
Apparently, 100-120F is the sweet spot for saponification using "cold process" soap. However, it appears my lye water is lacking in proper amount of concentration, as this mass of oil refuses to saponify even with every last bit of lye I had in the bike tube.
It's now freezing out, and I sliced myself open (blood! blood! ahh!) trying to saw a tree branch, and if I'm that's clumsy in this cold, I'm not mixing up more lye 馃お (will have to wait for more warmth and dexterity to return another day).
Also, the bike stem is not budging even hitting it with a hammer. So. Needs more lye soaking.
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