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How to make natural soaps
Contributed by: Sadler
  • 1. What is the primary oil used in most natural soap recipes?
A) Motor Oil
B) Olive Oil
C) Peanut Oil
D) Vegetable Oil
  • 2. What is the chemical name for lye used in soap making?
A) Sulfuric Acid
B) Sodium Hydroxide
C) Potassium Chloride
D) Hydrogen Peroxide
  • 3. What safety precaution is most crucial when handling lye?
A) Short Sleeves
B) Eye Protection
C) Eating While Handling
D) Bare Hands
  • 4. What is the saponification process?
A) Water + Soap = Suds
B) Heating Oil = Burning
C) Lye + Water = Acid
D) Oil + Lye = Soap
  • 5. What is the 'trace' in soap making?
A) A hard solid
B) A clear liquid
C) A pudding-like consistency
D) A gaseous state
  • 6. Which oil is known for its cleansing properties in soap?
A) Avocado Oil
B) Sunflower Oil
C) Coconut Oil
D) Canola Oil
  • 7. What is the purpose of adding essential oils to soap?
A) Hardening
B) Preservation
C) Thickening
D) Fragrance
  • 8. What is the cold process method?
A) Mixing lye and oils at low temperatures
B) Using only ice water
C) Freezing the soap batter
D) Heating the oils to boiling
  • 9. What is the hot process method?
A) Cooking the soap mixture
B) Using only vegetable oils
C) Skipping the lye
D) Using cold water only
  • 10. What is superfatting?
A) Adding more water
B) Adding extra oil
C) Removing oil
D) Adding more lye
  • 11. What is curing soap?
A) Baking the soap
B) Allowing water to evaporate
C) Adding more lye
D) Freezing the soap
  • 12. What can happen if you don't use enough lye?
A) The soap will be oily
B) The soap will explode
C) The soap will be crumbly
D) The soap will be too hard
  • 13. What can be used to color natural soaps?
A) Synthetic Dyes
B) Food Coloring
C) Paint
D) Clays
  • 14. Which oil is known for creating a hard bar of soap?
A) Castor Oil
B) Jojoba Oil
C) Sweet Almond Oil
D) Palm Oil
  • 15. What does pH measure in soap?
A) Temperature
B) Density
C) Color
D) Acidity or Alkalinity
  • 16. What is the ideal pH range for soap?
A) 12-14
B) 4-6
C) 8-10
D) 1-3
  • 17. What can be added for exfoliation?
A) Oatmeal
B) Salt
C) Bleach
D) Sugar
  • 18. Which additive helps create lather?
A) Castor Oil
B) Shea Butter
C) Lard
D) Olive Oil
  • 19. What is lye made from?
A) Fruit Juice
B) Wood Ash
C) Vinegar
D) Bleach
  • 20. What is the purpose of using distilled water?
A) Purity
B) Smell
C) Color
D) Taste
  • 21. Why is a stick blender used?
A) To cool the mixture
B) To speed up trace
C) To remove lye
D) To add water
  • 22. What container material is best to mix lye in?
A) Glass
B) Aluminum
C) Stainless Steel
D) Copper
  • 23. What is soda ash?
A) Bubbles inside soap
B) Sticky residue on soap
C) Green mold on soap
D) White powder on soap surface
  • 24. What does unmolding soap mean?
A) Cooling the mold
B) Adding to the mold
C) Heating the mold
D) Removing from the mold
  • 25. What is the benefit of adding shea butter?
A) Cleansing
B) Coloring
C) Moisturizing
D) Hardening
  • 26. What type of scale is best for measuring ingredients?
A) Bathroom Scale
B) Digital Scale
C) Spring Scale
D) Estimating by eye
  • 27. What causes glycerin rivers in soap?
A) Using tap water
B) Rapid Temperature Changes
C) Not enough mixing
D) Adding too much lye
  • 28. How long should soap cure?
A) 4-6 weeks
B) 1 day
C) 1 hour
D) 1 week
  • 29. Which oil makes soap feel slippery?
A) Olive oil
B) Coconut oil
C) Canola oil
D) Palm oil
  • 30. What should you do if lye splashes on your skin?
A) Apply lotion
B) Ignore it
C) Rinse with oil
D) Rinse with vinegar
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