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We use half-gallon Mason jars to mix lye and water. Melt the fats in a large stock pot on the stove at the same time, and let both cool to about 90-100 degrees before slowly pouring the lye water into the melted fat. Simply apply a stick blender until the mixture looks like pudding.
Is lard soap good for your skin?
Some people wrongly assume that lard soap will clog pores and damage the skin. This is not true. Lard may actually benefit the skin because it is mild, moisturizing, and conditions very well. Keep in mind that most people will be fine with pretty much any natural soap making oil.
How do you make lard soap without lye?
The main way that you can make soap without handling lye is by using melt-and-pour soap. It’s already been through saponification (oils reacting with lye) and is safe to use and handle straight out of the package. All you do with it is melt it, add your scent, color, and other additives, then pour it into molds.
What is the best fat to make soap?
Butters (Shea, Cocoa, Mango) Butters like shea butter, cocoa butter, and mango butter tend to help make hard bars of soap with stable lather. Using them up to around 20% of a soap recipe is a good amount to shoot for, but they can be used in higher amounts.
Can you make liquid soap from lard?
Handmade liquid lard soap, from scratch! This is real, handmade old-fashioned lard soap with only lard, coconut oil, lye and water. I dilute it only enough to actually be liquid, so it is very concentrated.
How much lard do you put in soap?
Once the bacon grease was cleaned up, I used it at 30% of my total recipe. I generally recommend using lard and tallow at 50% or less in your cold process recipes. If you’re looking for more tallow recipes, check out this guest post by Eric Vought for tallow laundry soap.
What kind of lard is used in soap?
100% Pure All Natural Pork Lard 1 lb. (16 oz.) one pound.
What can replace lye in soap?
Here are some good choices: Goat’s Milk Soap Base. Shea Butter Soap Base. Glycerin Soap Base. Cocoa Butter Soap Base.
How does lard soap clean?
If they took a fatty acid, like rendered fat from a cow or sheep, and mixed it with an alkaline substance, like water mixed with ashes, it would produce a thick, brown curd that was incredibly efficient at getting dirt to wash away.
Do I have to use lye to make soap?
You cannot make soap from scratch without lye. If you’re making soap from scratch, you’ll require lye for the process of saponification. However, if you do not wish to handle the lye, you can make your soap using melt-and-pour soap bases.
What ingredient makes soap lather?
Oils such as coconut and castor oil help create a bubbly, foamy rich lather. On the other hand, soaps made primarily with olive oil, such as Castile type soaps, will produce a rich and creamy rather than bubbly lather. The naturally retained glycerin in handmade soap also helps create a lovely lather.
What ingredient makes soap hard?
Sodium lactate is a clear liquid that comes from the natural fermentation of sugars found in things like sugar cane and sugar beets. Used in an amount of about 1%, or roughly four tablespoons (2.25 ounces) for this recipe, sodium lactate will significantly harden your DIY bar soap.
What fats can be used in soap making?
Animal fat tallows from cows, such as lard, are often used for soap making as are palm, olive and coconut oils. Coconut oil makes the soaps smell nice and makes them creamy.
How does lye and fat make soap?
Saponification is an exothermic chemical reaction—which means that it gives off heat—that occurs when fats or oils (fatty acids) come into contact with lye, a base. In this reaction, the triglyceride units of fats react with sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide and are converted to soap and glycerol.
How do you make fat soap?
Method: Combine the lye with your liquid. Allow the lye solution to cool to between 38C-45C (100F-125F). Heat the fat gently until completely melted. Combine the lye solution and the melted fats. Add the essential oils or other aromatics and mix in. Pour the mixture into your soap moulds.
Which is better for soap making tallow or lard?
Tallow or lard for soap Both tallow and lard are great for soap making. They are stable fats that produce rich, creamy lather with nice cleansing properties. I personally like to choose tallow for soap making, just because of the higher nutrient content.
Does lard soap lather well?
Lard doesn’t lather very well, though, so if you’re expecting a bubbly lather from your soap, it’s a good idea to add another oil, like a little bit of castor oil (about 5%). Lard on its own makes a great laundry soap for homemade laundry detergent, although we use ours for personal washing and it cleans just fine.
How much lard can I use in cold process soap?
While lard can be used at up to 100% of a soap recipe’s oils, it is better at around 60-80%, combined with conditioning and bar-hardening oils such as olive oil, shea butter, or castor oil.
