Soap is an old friend of mankind, which was given to us by life itself, oh
more precisely household. Some thousands of years ago, our ancestors made it from both
plant and animal raw materials, as well as alkaline minerals, such as soda or
just the ashes of burnt wood.
Each country or culture produced in its own way and from what it had. Southern regions -
from olive or other oil, northern regions - from lard. And that's completely
natural. After all.
Today's thinking economy does not like painstaking and time-consuming
processes, so many on store shelves are beautifully packaged
the products are not actual soaps but contain surfactants and much more
offal mixtures. But it already is. Nice, fast and cheap. sometimes expensive
because essential oil or cocoa butter shines in large letters on the label
being there And we think that this is also normal for these times. But how
it is said: there is no evil that does not turn out to be good. Paradoxal, but real soaps
production and demand are experiencing a real renaissance these days and are uniquely owned
for artisans or small factories, for whom it is very important from what and how
to produce Our natural dyes are one of these small creators and producers
workshop. True, our specifics are different - we make real soaps made of wood
for decoration, maintenance, floor washing and many other areas of the economy and industry.
Yes, for the holidays we make reclaimed soaps that are not ashamed
stay in very sophisticated bathrooms. We give them away. Only
we give away! Fairies and Elves. Her and Him. Lithuanian hemp oil, Atlasinii
essential oils of cedar, Palmarosa, Japanese silk and other cosmetics
cosmos. This is according to us. But that's the end of the glamor talk.
Soap for wood and Hans Wegner
It probably sounds exotic to you too, like liquid Japanese silk
bath soap. But nicely, and after reading to the end, you will say that it is serious.
So, wood has been in human life and household since time immemorial until now
now plays an important role. From home to furniture and decor. Because it lasts longer
to remain intact, or to have a more beautiful piece of furniture and a more practical floor,
people used various means of preserving and enhancing wood. Long, long
for a while it was natural materials: oils, wax, sap and the like.
After the collapse of the industry in the mid-20th century, unpleasant odors spread.
And again: cheap, fast and very fast... So what if it stinks, that you suffocate, that
to itch It will pass, said the industrial revolutionaries. And they weren't lying - almost
gone are the wild days of acetone and lead, and in come neo-eco products, diluted
water, but eco again means economy, not logical, ecocology
nurturing And nineteen years ago we put our feet and head into NANO... But again
paradox! Around 1960, Danish wood finishing masters set a goal
to protect, to decorate their products with such a material that would keep them natural
feeling of wood when touching it, began to intensively experiment with various materials
means until it succeeded. It worked! There was ash (lye) and liquid soap
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what the alchemists of the 20th century sought and found. After brightening with white minerals
bright Scandinavian design appeared in the womb. Hans Wegner indeed
deserves the name of a pioneer of the new wood finishing culture. How is it?
today with that soap for wood in the world?
The answer is good, where it sounds good not reserved, but loud enough,
clearly and without stereotypes. Three to four winters ago, we explored the world
soap culture wood market to get a picture of what has changed, what
did not change. And we are not surprised that the leading positions are occupied by Danish manufacturers,
further Germany, Scandinavia. Almost everything is here. We counted to 100
manufacturers and it became no longer interesting to continue. Songs about soap are similar, but there are also
original ones. Nordic or French. This is about production, not soap
used culture. This culture was born in Europe, here it expands and is nurtured
more than 50 years, when America and distant Australia have their tree
it is presented in craftsman or design magazines as a new wood finish. And good.
Better late than never, right?
We make several types of soaps. For washing, farm needs, and decoration and
for maintenance of various surfaces. This is hemp and wax soap. Our priority
to produce from raw materials extracted in our country. We are very lucky
we are happy and proud.
We use linseed and hemp oils, beeswax,
distilled water and alkali. For our most popular product = white soap
we give color with white minerals and pigments. all soaps are high quality
concentrations and are diluted with water. You will say - it is too simple to be a legend. It is so, but partly because those who believed the legend - already
has been living in his bright house for ten years. And then - how to do it.
Soaping walls and ceilings is one thing, but soaping floors and furniture is another
technology. Wooden walls and ceilings simply need to be traditionally painted with a brush
twice with an interval of 24 hours. Avoid wet cleaning for a couple of weeks, because soap
must be strengthened.
Before soaping the floor or furniture, the surfaces should be primed with colorless,
smoky or white alkali. Wood pores open up, filled with white minerals
fillers. A larger amount of soap fits into the wooden surface treated in this way, which determines
quality. The wood does not turn yellow. Does not turn green or red, but may turn black,
if you soap exotic wood types without a primer.
Everything. Of course not. But read the technical descriptions separately,
you will browse the Internet about "unseen - unheard of" soap for wood.
- Saul.