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David: One of the textile graduate students at University of
Nebraska-Lincoln sent me the citation of
http://www.drbronner.com/soaps.html
It's an excellent website--complete with FAQ (frequently
asked questions) and a list of distributors includes
Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, England as well as US
mainland and Hawaii. Thank you David, Thank you University
of Nebraska! Mary
>>> [log in to unmask] 08/21/02 02:46AM >>>
For soft soaps (usually saponified olive or coconut oil),
look for a
liquid castile soap. Dr. Bronner's and SunOrganic are
popular
brands. Health food stores are a good source.
White King used to make a "coco potash" liquid soap. Some
of the old
Oriental rug cleaning establishments used to use this and
similar
products. These potassium soaps contain about 6-7% of
glycerin as a
byproduct of the soap making reaction. Even though rugs
were not
particular clean or well-rinsed (and were heavily laden
with
insoluble lime soaps from the interaction of the soap with
the
hardness ions in the dirt) - the glycerin gave a nice hand
and sheen
to the wool...thus producing the illusion of cleanliness.
David
Talisman Restoration, Inc.
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