Making Luffa Hand Soap

**Durgan** · 10-20-2011, 12:56 PM

20 October 2011 Making Luffa Hand Soap 20 October 2011 Making Luffa Hand Soap

The dried luffa sponges were impregnated with glycerine soap and cut into hand cakes. The mould was made from two inch diameter PVC pipe with a cap to contain the liquid soap when poured into the mould. The glycerine hard soap is cut into small pieces and placed in the microwave for about 4 minutes until melted. Food dye, a few drops, is added to the liquified glycerine soap in some cases to make colourful cakes. The inside of the PVC mould was sprayed with silicon lubricant to make easy removing the soap impregnated sponge after hardening. This works well and the sponge can be hand pushed out the end of the mould easily. The mould is cooled for about 6 hours at room temperature, then placed in the freezer for adequate hardening. When removed from the freezer after a few hours the mould is run under hot water for a few minutes then the sponge is simply pushed out the end of the PVC mould. The finished product was cut into suitable hand sizes, using a fine tooth hand saw along with a mitre box to get a straight cut. The soap cakes are in great demand for washing and removing dead skin without too much abrasion. The necessary materials are available on the internet or a craft store, and any local hardware store.

**mommy2krj** · 10-20-2011, 07:08 PM

Ahahaha. Mold...as is something you mold with! Not as in the bread was moldy!

See, I told you it was a silly question when I posted it! I'll blame it on doing too much PreAlgebra with my oldest son!

My brain doesn't always work....I was wondering what kind of mold you could use as soap!

**Durgan** · 10-20-2011, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by mommy2krj

Ahahaha. Mold...as is something you mold with! Not as in the bread was moldy!

See, I told you it was a silly question when I posted it! I'll blame it on doing too much PreAlgebra with my oldest son!

My brain doesn't always work....I was wondering what kind of mold you could use as soap!

Your erudition is profound. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mould
4. shape, form, design, or pattern
5. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Metallurgy to make (a material such as sand) into a mould that is used in casting

**mommy2krj** · 10-20-2011, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by Durgan

Your erudition is profound. mould - definition of mould by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
4. shape, form, design, or pattern
5. (Engineering / Metallurgy) Metallurgy to make (a material such as sand) into a mould that is used in casting

I do have my moments!

The other day was definitely not one of them!

The whole lesson here with the Luffa was very intriguing. Thank you for sharing.

**chowder** · 10-22-2011, 08:49 AM

Wow this looks great,you have everything down to a science Durgan.Looks like a fun useful hobby,from growing the plants to the finished product.
Is there any chance of buying a few seeds from you,I would love to give it a try.

**Durgan** · 10-22-2011, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by chowder

Wow this looks great,you have everything down to a science Durgan.Looks like a fun useful hobby,from growing the plants to the finished product.
Is there any chance of buying a few seeds from you,I would love to give it a try.

I don't sell anything. Send me your address and I will send a handful of seeds. The seeds germinate in about 10 days in a container covered with clear plastic and in a warm environment. In our season they must be started about February indoors, and disturb the root not when planting in very late Spring. They do not like any cold.
durgan@primus.ca

**Durgan** · 11-11-2011, 06:42 PM

11 November 2011 Luffa Impregnated Glycerin Soap 11 November 2011 Luffa Impregnated Glycerin Soap
Luffa impregnated soap was processed today. The annotated pictures depict the simple process.The product is a slightly abrasive soap for removing dead skin.

Method: Very dry luffa, crack the skin with a rubber hammer, shake out the seeds, wash and bleach lightly, dry,force luffa into the mould, melt soap in microwave, add selected color, pour into mould, after slightly hard place in freezer to speed up the hardening, cut into hand pieces. Molds are 2 inch PVC pipe.