How do you make soap noodles?

Soap noodles are small, dry pieces of soap that can be used to make liquid soap, laundry detergent, and other cleaning products. They are typically made from a combination of fats, oils, and lye. The process of making soap noodles involves the following steps:

1. Preparation of the ingredients. The first step is to gather the necessary ingredients, which include fats or oils, lye (sodium hydroxide), and water. The fats or oils can be any type, such as coconut oil, olive oil, or lard.

2. Mixing the ingredients. The fats or oils are heated until they melt, and then the lye is slowly added. The mixture is stirred constantly to ensure that the lye is evenly distributed.

3. Saponification. The mixture is then heated until it reaches a boil, and the saponification process begins. This is the process by which the fats or oils are converted into soap.

4. Cooling and solidification. The mixture is then cooled and left to solidify.

5. Cutting the soap. Once the soap has solidified, it is cut into small pieces.

6. Drying the soap. The soap pieces are then dried until they are hard and brittle.

The resulting soap noodles can be used to make a variety of cleaning products. To make liquid soap, simply dissolve the soap noodles in water. To make laundry detergent, combine the soap noodles with other ingredients such as baking soda and washing soda.