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| 2nd October 2009 EllenG | Making Soap - From: Cameras, Conference and Craters--Adventures of a Texan in Tanzania - 4 Hi, I went on Google and found a recipe for making soap without lye. This is just one of the suggestions that uses natural plants. You'll find more on line. Here's what one person wrote: RE: Making Cream Soap without Lye By stuthemann (Guest Post) If you start with soap, even a small amount, I don't consider that soap making. I also don't plan to use lye for soap making. Although no specific formula I could find online gave me this, I can guess the entire process in, from what I have seen. Here's a formula, but the amounts will require trial and error: 1-a plant oil, such as sunflower seed oil, corn oil, linseed/flaxseed oil or perhaps, soybean oil; 2-water-you'll likely need at least some; 3-a caking material, such as cornstarch, flour, oatmeal; 4-your choice of fragrance, such as vanilla, lemon, rose, etc. 5-saponins from soap wort, yucca or another plant with these chemicals. Proportions of water, oil and caking material will likely determine how hard or soft the finished product is. The oil will help remove body oils; the saponins will cleanse most body parts and the fragrance will make it smell nice. A shampoo formula is similar: 1-Jojoba oil (preferred for hair); 2-water; 3-whole egg(s); 4-Fragrance; 5-saponins That's my take, anyhow. If you were stuck in the middle of nowhere and wanted to make soap for yourself, you can't just find lye or bars of seed soap lying around. Good luck. ------------ I didn't think the villagers have eggs to use for anything other than eating, but I didn't edit anything--just left it for you to see. Look on line for more. I hope this helps. Ellen |
| 1st October 2009 Len Chaikind | Quick Note - From: Watching for Wildebeests—Further Adventures of a Texan in Tanzania - 2 I just happened onto this web site as I was googling "Tanzania." Since I know the photographer and writer, Ellen Goldberg, I was very interested in reading through the site. Bottom Line - I learned a great deal just from looking at the photos and reading the script and am looking forward to reading the other related pieces to it. Thanks Ellen, Len Chaikind |
| 21st September 2009 BekaBoo | Primitive Soaps - From: Cameras, Conference and Craters--Adventures of a Texan in Tanzania - 4 I have a friend who is leaving from a very small and primitive village in Tanzania in about a month. She is a Chrisitian missonary traveling with others, each of whom has 1 specific goal to reach while they are there. My friend, Marsha, has to responsiblity of teaching those people about hygene. They have never even dreamed that there was something like soap, they clean themselves in the filthy streams and rivers nearby and that has always been good enough for them. But Marsha wants them not only to try soap, which they cannot buy for themselves because any store that would carry it is very, very far away and they don't even know or believe in money of any kind at all. SO....we have all been searching high and low for a simple recipe that they can use to make a little soap, at least, and maybe just for the 1st but not the last time, know how it feels to be completely clean. Well, that won't happen because they don't what clean water is, either. So, if you could help us find the appropriate recipe, we would be ever so grateful to you. The people there don't have clean water, lye, vinegar, or anything else that you yourself did not see while you were visiting there. Consider them much more primitive than the people in even Jesus Christ's time. You know what they do have? They have plenty of fragrances, plenty, I guess because without them they would stink like skuncks, each and every one of them. Can they add fragrances to their soap? Again, my God bless you in a very, very special way, for even giving this a thought, even reading this message at all. Whatever you can or cannot do for us, leads us to say together, "THANK YOU OR SO VERY, VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!" Will you be going back there someday? Sincerely Yours, Alina (from Poland), Fay, Marsha, the missionaries, the people in that little, bitty village in Tanzania and BekaBoo (that's me and I do say - BekaBoo really does always and forever say to you BekaBoo does love you, too.) |
| 6th September 2009 Anisul Islam | Tanzania - From: Watching for Wildebeests—Further Adventures of a Texan in Tanzania - 1 Ellen, I read some of the writings in your travelblog. These are simply fascinating. Hope you continue your journey to other places and enlighten others in the process. Thanks a lot, Anisul |
| 30th August 2009 hlg | Bravo - From: Watching for Wildebeests—Further Adventures of a Texan in Tanzania - 1 Engrossing. Well written. Interesting. Informative. Excellent photo work. Congratulations! |
| 12th May 2009 Jeff S | - From: Cameras, Conference and Craters--Adventures of a Texan in Tanzania - 1 Very nice work Ellen, I really enjoyed your photo log. all the photos and commentary is terrific and I really like the photo with the rhinos!!! |
| 3rd January 2009 Anand | Fantastic - From: Cameras, Conference and Craters--Adventures of a Texan in Tanzania - 1 Awesome pictures and experience Ellen! Your work is amazing and you are an inspiration. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of your entries. |
| 27th August 2008 Fredrick | - From: Cameras, Conference and Craters--Adventures of a Texan in Tanzania - 1 Well done Ellen! Your work is an "electronic version" of the physical northern Tanzania. People, culture, weather, wildlife and geomorphology have been correctly articulated. |
| 27th August 2008 Fredrick | - From: Cameras, Conference and Craters--Adventures of a Texan in Tanzania - 1 Well done Ellen! Your work is an "electronic version" of the physical northern Tanzania. People, culture, weather, wildlife and geomorphology have been correctly articulated. |
| 25th August 2008 Shankar | Incredible.. - From: Cameras, Conference and Craters--Adventures of a Texan in Tanzania - 1 Ellen, This is fantastic.. It was as if I was there with you.. Great job in chronicling the trip in such detail.. Best Regards Shankar |
| 23rd August 2008 Midge Levy | - From: Cameras, Conference and Craters--Adventures of a Texan in Tanzania - 1 I recommend these extraordinary photographs to anyone interested in this area. Ellen has a remarkable eye for capturing the whimsical and unusual, ie storks on the roof tops. |
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