Title: Mechanics' Body Repair Soap
Categories: Soap *
Yield: 1 Batch

OIL BLENDS
24	oz	Olive oil
24	oz	Coconut oil
38	oz	Vegetable shortening
ALKALINE SOLUTION
12	oz	Sodium hydroxide
32	oz	Water
ESSENTIAL OR FRAGRANCE OIL
2	oz	Balsam fir
2	oz	Kerosene
FILLER
8	oz	Pumice

This soap is filled with pumice and has the unusual ingredient of kerosene. Not only does kerosene give the soap a scent that only a mechanic would love, but it also acts as a degreaser. Couple the degreasing action with the abrasive nature of the pumice, and you've got a real body repair soap!

Source: "The Soap Book: Simple Herbal Recipes" by Sandy Maine

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