The day before yesterday we went to Mrs. Klaussen’s house. She is a neighbor. She taught us how to make soap! It is EASY!
Before we got there she mixed some lye with water. It is dangerous! It looked like crystals. Then she let it cool.
We used a scale and added olive oil, coconut oil and palm oil together. We had to be accurate on the amounts used. We melted it on the stove and then I mixed it to cool it down. Mark held the thermometer.
Mrs. Klaussen poured the lye in and Momma mixed it. We put in peppermint smell. After Momma stirred a little more, Mrs Klaussen poured it into cookie molds and milk cartons to mold it.
Then we put a piece of cardboard on top and then we put blankets over it so it could keep warm. Then we went home and let it sit for a day. 
The next morning we went to Mrs. Klaussen’s house and took it out of the molds and cut it. One of the soaps has “recycle” on it. That’s my favorite.
We now let the soap sit for three days because it is poisonous. It is very acidy and could hurt you. We have to use plastic gloves to touch it. In three days we turn it and let it air out some more. We have to let it air for three to six weeks before using it.
I want to make soap again! 
My Dad used to make lye soap. I don’t think he put in all the oils and scents. We didn’t use it much. My dad liked it.
It sounds like fun.