My conker soap's gone mouldy. Here's what I did.
1. Collect newly fallen, hard conkers.
2. Cut off shiney brown skin.
3. Roughly cut.
4. Blend using electric blender and a little water.
5. Spread thinly on a tupperware lid.
6. Leave to dry.
Should I have dried them out in the oven? Also, I blended the mixture which produced lots of soapy froth but the pieces never got smaller then desacated coconut. If it had fully dried out I think it would have just crumbled.
What have I done wrong? Thanks chaps.
Wrong conker soap
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Wrong conker soap
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Re: Wrong conker soap
I shall be watching with interest for a solution! I have just collected a load of conkers to burn on the Rayburn, but soap sounds brilliant! pbf
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Re: Wrong conker soap
I found some good information at this website... http://green.goodmoral.com/item/soap-from-trees.
Looks interesting but they make a liquid soap for washing clothes. Help this helps
Looks interesting but they make a liquid soap for washing clothes. Help this helps
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Going to work, to get money, to translate into things, which you use up, which means you go to work again, etc, etc.
The Norm.
What we should be doing is working at the job of life itself."
- Tom Good, The Good Life.
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Re: Wrong conker soap
Penny Lane Many thanks for the site. Liked the bit about Fat Hen. My allotment is covered in it! pbf