How I made hardwood ash soap - Leaching barrel method

Quick links to all of the little steps I took :D
00:16 Safety, Ingredients, Tools
00:39 Step 1: Collect hardwood ashes & sift out coals
00:50 Step 2: Compact the ashes in leaching barrel
01:20 Step 3: Pour hot water into the leaching barrel
02:22 Step 4: Let lye water settle overnight and try to separate it from the sediment
02:59 Step 5: Boil lye water down to desired concentration
04:20 Step 6: Add lye water to fat and cook it
05:40 Step 7: Separate soap paste layers for different uses
06:57 Step 8: Test your soap to see if it is safe
09:34 Step 9: Add fat to lye heavy soap paste and cook some more!
11:57 Step 10: Test soap to see if it is safe (again!)
13:29 Step 11(in video it says step 10 woops!): Finish Product!
-15:08 testing liquid soap in foamer pump!
-16:59 Bar soap attempt
18:27 RECAP!
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Lye is extremely caustic and protection should be used!
Hardwood ash contains potassium sulfate ( potash ) which is water soluble. This form of lye is best suited for a liquid soap, but bar soap can be made.
I discarded my leached ashes into my compost!

**important**My second time doing this experiment! I am not an expert! I hope I didn't miss any important details or misinform anybody. Feel free to make suggestions for improvements!
update June 2021: I no longer use the soap on my body as a found it to be too drying, especially on sensitive areas! I still use it on hands and for general cleaning! still an awesome experiment that I'm still refining hahaha. Also, Camelina oil is not good in soap! haha. it will spoil quickly... or at least it went weird on me after a while haha.

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