On Sun, 21 Jul 2002, Paleogal wrote:
> Todd,
> Did your study state the type of fat used? Am looking for references on
> this and haven't checked medline yet. This is important information, IMO.
> Oliva
As I understand it, any fat will form a soap when mixed with an
alkaline, such as many calcium-containing substances. An
old-fashioned way to make soap was to use tallow and pulverized
sea shells, for example.
Todd Moody
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