[JRandomFreeper]

Wood ashes and fat. And the skillset.

I can burn wood, in fact have stored wood ashes anyway for other uses. We have way too many feral hogs around here. Fats I can get.

/johnny

[editor-surveyor]

Yes, but serious washing requires a strong enough base to break water’s surface tension, and most wood ash is a bit weak in that area.

Anyway, for the wise, preparation.

[Marcella]

“Wood ashes and fat. And the skillset.”

I AM NOT MAKING SOAP, FOR GOODNESS SAKES! There is liquid soap available cheap in almost every store in the US. I have enough to wash the whole country. I AM NOT MAKING SOAP!

See, I remember my mother making soap. I remember her saving animal fat. I remember a huge black iron kettle outside for boiling clothes and/or making soap. I remember a black lady coming to help her do all those chores. I will do everything I can to prepare so I never have to do that. As Patrick Henry said, “Give me bought soap or give me death.”