Bayberry Or Myrtle Soap Recipe

Dissolve two pounds and a quarter of white potash in five quarts of

water, then mix it with ten pounds of myrtle wax, or bayberry tallow.

Boil the whole over a slow fire, till it turns to soap, then add a

tea-cup of cold water--let it boil ten minutes longer--at the end of

that time turn it into tin moulds, or pans, and let them remain a week

or ten days to dry, then turn them out of the moulds. If you wish to

have the soap scented, stir into it any essential oil that has an

agreeable smell, just before you turn it into the moulds. This kind of

soap is excellent for shaving, and chapped hands--it is also good for

eruptions on the face. It will be fit for use in the course of three or

four weeks after it is made, but it is better for being kept ten or

twelve months.

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