http://www.inhabitots.com/2009/08/30/rub-a-dub-dub-breast-milk-soap-in-the-tub/ Sustainable design for the next generation! Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:57:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.inhabitots.com/2009/08/30/rub-a-dub-dub-breast-milk-soap-in-the-tub/comment-page-1/#comment-7291 Traci Perg Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:14:20 +0000 http://www.inhabitots.com/?p=19861#comment-7291 I've made this soap! It turned out wonderful. It leaves the skin soft and clean. I had enough milk left over when I left my job to stay home full time with my firstborn, and eventually it was too old for anything else. I wonder about the infection issue though. Do you think any organisms could actually survive the saponification process, and then the heating involved in making soap? I thought lye was pretty caustic, and can't imagine any risk from microorganisms. I’ve made this soap! It turned out wonderful. It leaves the skin soft and clean. I had enough milk left over when I left my job to stay home full time with my firstborn, and eventually it was too old for anything else. I wonder about the infection issue though. Do you think any organisms could actually survive the saponification process, and then the heating involved in making soap? I thought lye was pretty caustic, and can’t imagine any risk from microorganisms.

]]> http://www.inhabitots.com/2009/08/30/rub-a-dub-dub-breast-milk-soap-in-the-tub/comment-page-1/#comment-7290 Traci Perg Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.inhabitots.com/?p=19861#comment-7290 I've made breast milk soap. It's SO wonderful. It leaves skin very clean and soft. I have a question, though, as you mentioned, the oils in soap are saponified with lye. The lye is actually dissolved in the milk, raising the temperature significantly. Then it is added to the oils and heated further. After all those chemical and physical reactions, do you think there is any significant risk of infection? I would think the two together would kill any organisms that might be present. Regarding obtaining the breast milk, I worked full time when my son was younger, so I pumped a lot for him. When he was a year old, I was able to stay home with him and he no longer needed pumped milk. Eventually the milk I had left over was too old, so that's how I got enough to make soap. I’ve made breast milk soap. It’s SO wonderful. It leaves skin very clean and soft. I have a question, though, as you mentioned, the oils in soap are saponified with lye. The lye is actually dissolved in the milk, raising the temperature significantly. Then it is added to the oils and heated further. After all those chemical and physical reactions, do you think there is any significant risk of infection? I would think the two together would kill any organisms that might be present. Regarding obtaining the breast milk, I worked full time when my son was younger, so I pumped a lot for him. When he was a year old, I was able to stay home with him and he no longer needed pumped milk. Eventually the milk I had left over was too old, so that’s how I got enough to make soap.

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