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I have made two batches of basic soap using olive oil, palm oil (not kernel), coconut oil, lye and water. They came out very well. I Iike using my own, basic soap. I have another 32oz bottle of palm oil ready for another batch. What can I use in place if olive or coconut oil to make a new...

I ended up dumping the entire "rebatched" batch.

I used the crockpot rebatch method two days ago to fix a portion of the failed goat milk attempt. Per the instructions on this site, I grated the bars, filled the crockpot, and added 1 cup of regular milk since the batch had been completed more than seven days prior (I made it eight days ago.) I...

I looked up "Oven rebatch" and found an option using a crock pot. I do not have a large stainless steel pot, so I cannot do the oven method but I do have a large crock pot. Since I made the unuseable soap a bout a week or less ago, do I need to add liquid to it in the crock pot, or just crumble...

Oops, yes. I meant Palm Kernel Oil flakes. I'm curious....can bacon fat be used instead of one of the oils? Bacon-scented soap would be fantastic.

Woo hoo! I took @AliOop 's recommendation and used lard. I also took a good bit of fresh rosemary from my garden, washed and dried it, removed the leaves, and let it soak it the olive and coconut oils (liquid) overnight. I also melted the lard and added it to the olive and coconut oils after...

It doesn't look like it would make much soap. I guess it is for those little travel-size bars.

I forgot to mention that, a while back, I bought this 1lb. chunk of Hemp Seed Oil soap base. Would this substitute for one of the oils? If not, how best can I use this?

I'm certain my grocery store, and Walmart, carry lard. I will get some of that and give it a go. I saw a video where someone placed a large bit of fresh-cut rosemary sprigs in their olive oil and let it sit overnight. They strained and then ran the olive oil through cheesecloth and then...

Thank you! I will give that smaller batch a try. And you are correct about that Palm Kernel Oil, the soap I made with it is very nice but man, one bar lasts less than 1 week! I am on a very tight budget, so I cannot afford colorants and fragrances. Actually, I'm not very keen on fragrance in my...

OK, thanks. Yes, in my other batches, the olive oil and coconut oil were in a liquid state. The palm kernel oil flakes quickly melted when the hot lye+water mixture was poured into the oil bucket. I will use Palm Oil (not kernel oil flakes) and melt it as I did the Coconut oil, in my next...

This is the Palm Kernel Oil flake I used. This was my first time using goat milk. I had read that freezing the goat milk was recommended to avoid the milk being scorched and discolored when the lye hits it. The resulting soap I got from the two times I have used this same recipe and method but...

Correct, my previous batches using cold water + lye, then adding that to the oils, thoroughly melted the palm oil flakes and the entire mixture (olive oil +palm oil flakes+coconut oil+water/lye solution) thickened quickly using the immersion mixer. How many days should I wait before trying the...

My mistake. I also use 48 oz olive oil. So the total oils I have used are 48oz olive oil, 32oz palm kernel oil flakes, and 32oz coconut oil. I use the recipe posted by the girls on the YouTube channel "Celebrating Appalachia" (see link below). It is very simple and, when I did it using water...

I recently began soap-making. I go the easy route; cold process. I use a simple recipe I saw on YT: 32 oz cold water, 32 oz Palm Kernel oil flakes, 32 oz coconut oil, and 15 oz lye. I have made three batches that way and they all came out great. Yesterday, I decided to substitute goat milk for...