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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A soft, or semi-fluid [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=soap soap]. Soft soap is made by the saponification of oils, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=candlenut%20oil candlenut oil] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=olive%20oil olive oil], with [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=potassium%20hydroxide potassium hydroxide]. It has been used as a parting compound to separate [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=plaster plaster] casts from their molds.
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A soft, or semi-fluid [[soap|soap]]. Soft soap is made by the saponification of oils, such as [[candlenut%20oil|candlenut oil]] or [[olive%20oil|olive oil]], with [[potassium%20hydroxide|potassium hydroxide]]. It has been used as a parting compound to separate [[plaster|plaster]] casts from their molds.
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
 
* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

Latest revision as of 12:47, 2 June 2022

Description

A soft, or semi-fluid Soap. Soft soap is made by the saponification of oils, such as Candlenut oil or Olive oil, with Potassium hydroxide. It has been used as a parting compound to separate Plaster casts from their molds.

Resources and Citations

  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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