Bio-Diesel soap made from Bio-Glycerin

Hello Earth friendly people and animals. We are Shauna and Cindy of GreenHouse Effect Soaps. For years we have been polluting our earth with emissions from the oil companies. One result of using crude oils has been the GreenHouse Effect on our planet. This has left us to come up with alternative solutions to save our planet, and eventually reverse the effect we are having on our planet. We all refer to it as Going Green or being Eco-friendly. One method of doing this has been producing bio-diesel gas.

What is left over from the extracting the gas out is bio-glycerin or bio-glycerol. This process is called transesterification, used vegetable oil is broke down into esters (bio-diesel) and glycerol (glycerin). Bio-glycerin is the major byproduct obtained after producing Bio-diesel. Bio-glycerin in its crude form has a many uses, starting from manufacturing soaps to various cosmetic products. Glycerin is one of the most important byproducts of bio-diesel. Now making use of it will reduce the actual cost of bio-diesel produced in any given unit. The glycerin in crude form can be used to make soap, degreaser, cosmetics, lotions, candles, etc…. I have decided to take the glycerin and make environmentally friendly soap. It is 100% Vegtable Oil Base.

Glycerin is a humectant, which means it attracts moisturizer to your skin. Glycerin is also highly hygroscopic, which means it draws moisture from the air absorbing it. Diluted with water it will soften the skin by attracting moisture to it. It is a natural, sweet tasting, and thick liquid that congeals into a gooey paste. It melts at a high boiling point. Bio-glycerin melts down at 150 degrees. You cook it there for 10 to 15 minutes to boil off the rest of the alcohol. Use protective gear when doing this for the gas is poisonous.

Glycerin is an alcohol and is found in plant oils and animal fats. Pure glycerin has the chemical formula C3H5 (OH) 3. Pure, clear glycerin is the byproduct of soap making. After the fats and oils have been treated with lye to form soap, the glycerin is then purified and distilled. It is clear or solid color and colorless. Bio-Glycerin (crude form) has the chemical formula of C3H8O3. As I said earlier it is a bi-product of bio-diesel. All of the alcohol is distilled from the oil; the rest is cooked off in the soap making process. My soap is alcohol free.

There are a few big differences between pure glycerin and bio-glycerin. The first is the hardness. This is due to what pure glycerin has in it; Propylene Glycol, Sorbitol, Glycerin, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Myristate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Triethanolamine, Water, Titanium Dioxide., and its chemical formula is different. There is the glycerin content all so. Animal fat and plant oils are 7% to 13% in glycerin content. The second is the color. Bio-glycerin is used cooking oil that is processed into bio-diesel. All of the particles are strained from it, but it is still the same color of the used oil. It is 85% bio-diesel and 15% crude glycerin with no chemicals added to make it hard. This is why the soap is kind of soap.

I have taken the leftover glycerin, and have made soap. It is a great product to use because most of your soap today contains ingredients like; Sodium tallowate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium cocoate, sodium laurel sulfate, water, sodium isethionate, stearic acid, coconut fatty acid, fragrance, titanium dioxide, sodium chloride, disodium phosphate, tetrasodium EDTA, trisodium etidronate, BHT, FD&C blue no. 1, D&C red no. 33. My soap only contains the bio-glycerin, sodium hydroxide (lye), and fragrance oils. The apples and cinnamon contains oatmeal and honey

There are a lot of benefits to the lye in the soap. To start with, it is a natural hardener for the soap. It has a natural chemical reaction called saponification+ Water (milks, herbs, teas, coffees) + Fat (oils) + Lye. Reports have also said that it helps with the itch of bug bites, poison ivy, poison oak, body lice, and athlete’s foot, eczema, and psoriasis. If you have a sunburn and lather a nice amount on the burn then wash, it relieves the burn by pulling the heat out (first hand experience). I am no doctor so I CAN NOT recommend you use the soap for these ailments. I am just sharing with you what others have reported. When adding lye use protective gear also. The lye is very caustic.

I use no artificial latherers – my wonderful recipe contains its own natural oils that allow the soap to lather remarkably without the need of chemicals. My proportion of glycerin to sodium hydroxide also dictates the ‘hardness’ of the bars of natural soap. I don’t add chemicals to harden the soap of any type. Some natural ingredients will harden the soap, while having a adverse affect on the soap’s ability to clean, rinse, and moisturize. One of these natural ingredients is beeswax. Beeswax leaves a coating your skin that repels the water off your slick skin. If this is what you are looking for in soap then by all means go for it. If you want a soap that cleans you completely to the point of taking the grease and pine pitch off your skin; leaves your skin so soft that you do not have to use lotion; and keeps you feeling clean and fresh the whole day, then try a bar of mine.

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