Improved Process for Making Tormentil Soap by the Cold Process
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application 3rd May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 4th Jan, 1896-Accente 1, 22nd Feb
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
An Improved Process for Making Tormentil Soap by the Cold
Process
A communication by JOHANN BAPTISTE OKIC, Editor of the "Kneipblatter," of
Worishofen in the Empire of Germany, Newspaper Editor
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON FCS MIME of The Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors 6 Loid Street, Liverpool and 6 Bank Street,
Manchester both in the County of Lancaster, 118 New Street, Birmingham in
the County of Warwick and 31 High Holboin, in the County of Middlesex,
Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
The process hereinafter described must be carried out in
temperature of which is not below 20° C
1
a chamber the
In the first place, coco -nut oil,
To this a caustic soda
preferably Cochin cocoa-nut oil of 38° C is employed
lye of 40° Beaume is added in a stream vigorously stirring the same simultaneously
The proportions of the mixture may be so chosen that 70 parts by weight of the
This mixture may
lye are employed for 150 parts by weight of the cocoa-nut oil
be rendered somewhat thicker by allowing it to stand from 5 to 20 minutes
according to the quality of the cocoa-nut oil
The necessary substances fo- colouring, filling and perfuming are then added
thereto in a similar manner For this object there are poured in 15 parts by weight of
extract of tormentil, parts by weight of tincture of tormentil as well as part
by weight of sassafras oil, part by weight of sandalwood oil, part by weight
of fennel oil and put by weight of oil of violets in suitable vessel, and this
mixture is run in a thin stream under constant stirring into the mixture previously
made of cocoa-nut oil and lye The whole is then run into a suitable mould, where
it is allowed to stand for about 20 hours, during which time the saponification
takes place
After the lapse of this time the soap is removed from the mould and
allowed to set for about half a day It may then be cut or pressed into pieces and
dried and sold It may be noted that the actual addition of colouring matter to
this soap does not appear to be necessary, as the extract of tormentil imparts to
the soap a bluish brown colour, that is to say, the
soap has a natural colour
Dated this 2nd day of May 1895
An Improved Process for Making Tormentil Soap by the Cold
Process
A communication by JOHANN BAPTISTE OKIC, Editor of the "Kneiphlatter," of
Worishofen, in the Empire of Germany, Newspaper Editor
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, FCS, MIME, of The Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street,
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster, 118 New Street, Bumingham, in
the County of Warwick, and 31 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Civil

page_text: Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement
The process hereinafter described must be carried out in chamber, the
temperature of which is not below 20° In the first place, cocon-nut oil,
preferably Cochin cocon-nut oil of 38° C is employ ed To this a caustic sodi lye
of 40° Beaume is added in a thin stream vigorou ly stirring the same simultaneously
I he proportions of the mixture may be so chosen that 70 parts by weight of the
lye ie employed for 150 parts by weight of the cocoa-nut oil
This mixture may
be rendered somewhat thicker by allowing it to stand from 5 to 20 minutes
according to the quality of the cocoa-nut oil
The necessary substances for colouring, filling and perfuming we then added
thereto in a similar manner For this object there are poured in lo parts by
weight of extract of tormentil, paits by weight of tincture of tormentil is well
as part by weight of sassafras oil, part by weight of sandalwood oil part by
weight of fennel oil and put by weight of oil of violets in suitable vessel,
and this mixture is run in a thin stream under constant stiring into the mixture
previously made of cocon-nut oil and lye The whole is then run into a suitable
mould, where it is allowed to stand for about 20 hours, during which time the
saponification takes pluce After the lapse of this time the soup is removed from
the mould and allowed to set for about half a day It may then be cut or pressed
nto pieces and died and sold
It may be noted that the actual addition of colouring matter to this soap does
not appeД to be i eco say, is the extract of tormentil imparts to the soap bluish-
brown colour, that is to say, the soap has a natural colour
Having now particularly descubed and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is
A proces for making tormentil soap by the cold process, consisting in running
caustic soda lye in a thin stream under constant stirring into cocoa nut oil and
then adding to this mixture extract of tormentil, tincture of tormentil, sassafras
oil sandalwood oil, oil of fennel and oil of violets, the whole being afterwards
poured into mould, and allowed to stand until the completion of the saponification,
substantially as her ein before described
Dated this 3rd day of January 1896
WM P THOMPSON & Co,
Agents