Textile scouring
Wool scouring soap I
This one names a fat the database does not carry yet, so the numbers below are not computed. The fats a recipe wants and we lack are what decides which ones get added next.
The oils
| Oil | As the source prints it | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Oil | 200 lb | 30.3 % |
| Bone Grease · not in the database yet | 460 lb | 69.7 % |
Everything else
- Water — 113 lb
- Soda Ash — 50 lb
- Citronella — 2 lb · to cover the smell of the bone grease
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | Soda Lye, 36° B. · 357 lb · 36° Bé |
| Superfat | Not stated |
| Water | as the source states it |
What the numbers say
This one cannot be computed yet: it names Bone Grease, which the ingredient database does not carry.
The source
E. G. Thomssen, Soap-Making Manual: A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant, D. Van Nostrand Company, 1922, p.99. Soap-Making Manual: A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant · read 2026-09-22