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Re: soft soap
- Subject: Re: soft soap
- From: Constance <cnstnce@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:46:52 -0800
- In-reply-to: <sd627c21.015@simail1.si.edu>
- Message-id: <XZDNpC.G.OY.0IWLAB@lindy.stanford.edu>
- Sender: Textile Conservators <TEXCONS@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Title: Re: soft soap
For soft soaps (usually saponified olive or coconut oil), look
for a liquid castile soap. Dr. Bronner's and SunOrganic
are popular brands. Health food stores are a good source.
White King used to make a "coco potash" liquid
soap. Some of the old Oriental rug cleaning establishments used
to use this and similar products. These potassium soaps contain
about 6-7% of glycerin as a byproduct of the soap making reaction.
Even though rugs were not particular clean or well-rinsed (and were
heavily laden with insoluble lime soaps from the interaction of the
soap with the hardness ions in the dirt) - the glycerin gave a nice
hand and sheen to the wool...thus producing the illusion of
cleanliness.
David
Talisman Restoration, Inc.