Textile scouring
Wool scouring soap II
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 | Palm Oil (Calabar, unbleached) · 155 lb | 30.1 % |
| House Grease · not in the database yet | 360 lb | 69.9 % |
Everything else
- Water — 268 lb
- Sodium Silicate — 83 lb
How it is made
| Process | Cold process |
| Alkali | Soda Lye, 36° B. · 324 lb · 36° Bé |
| Superfat | Not stated |
| Water | as the source states it |
What the numbers say
This one cannot be computed yet: it names House 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