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Lost Arts 1-Soapmaking

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Introduction:
"There are many things our forefathers knew that we are beginning to rediscover and enjoy. The ancient art of soapmaking is just one of these. Learn how to make soap!"


1. First of all, what two things must you have in order to make soap?
    Fat and alkali
    Fat and water
    Fat and acid
    Fat and oil


2. What is the technical term for the chemical process used to make soap?
    Reification
    Detergency
    Saponification
    Oleification


3. From where did pre-Industrial Age people get the chemicals that they needed to make soap?
    Limestone
    Soil
    Salt deposits
    Wood ashes


4. Which of the following is NOT a difference between commercially-made and homemade soaps?
    Commercially-made soaps often contain no soap
    Commercially-made soaps are rarely made from purely natural ingredients
    Homemade soaps contain fewer ingredients
    Commercially-made soaps contain glycerin


5. Why is coconut oil used in soap?
    Producing lather
    Pleasant scent
    Moisturizing
    Makes softer soap


6. From which oil is Castile soap made?
    Palm
    Safflower
    Sunflower
    Olive


7. Both essential oils and fragrance oils are used to scent homemade soap. How are they different?
    Essential oils do not come from plants, fragrance oils do
    Essential oils are earthy, fragrance oils are flowery
    Essential oils are natural, fragrance oils are artificial
    Essentail oils are not approved for use in food, fragrance oils are


8. Milk soap is almost always made with goat's milk. Why?
    It smells better
    It has less fat
    It's less apt to spoil
    It's naturally homogenized


9. When making soap, the ingredients are mixed until the mixture thickens slightly and a bit dribbled on top stands out for awhile rather than sinking right in. What is this called?
    Coagulation
    Clumping
    Thickening
    Tracing


10. Making homemade soap is too difficult and dangerous for the average person to do at home.
    True
    False


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