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Thank you for that insight. I will be sealing the wood with polyurethane to avoid transfer of any substances.

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Since we are currently traveling in our RV, I wanted to create a small compact break down Soap drying rack. I purchased a 1x3x72 piece of pine and some 3/8” dowels. Made 3x3x1” squares. Drilled 3/8” holes. I can set these up to dry soap. If we need to move, the size will fit into our sink for...

This is actually the shortening with tallow and lard. I chose it specifically because of those fats. It is different than their vegetable shortening. Opening a can of shortening is much easier than rendering tallow and lard, which I have also done. Plus there is very little, if any, animal...

Thank you. We will let it cure and see how it performs.

Well, at the 12 hour mark, the soap seemed pretty hard. I went ahead and de-molded it. It looks like my freezer paper could have been taped better and I had a bit of leakage. Overall, it looks like a success. I seem to have had some swelling. It appears to have risen, like a loaf of bread. Are...

I will obtain proper mixing plastic. I did not mix my oils with the lye solution in the glass bowl. I just used that bowl to weigh my ingredients and to put over a double boiler to make liquid. I then transferred the oils to a plastic mixing bowl for lye solution integration. I wrapped the...

My wife and I are currently traveling the country in our 5th wheel. Our goal is to see the country and try and decide where we want to settle. Part of our journey is to also be more conscious of what we are putting in and on our bodies. This has led to making our own soaps. Since we are in an...

Hello soap people. My name is Bryan. I’m originally from Texas and am currently in South Texas. My wife and I sold our house and are traveling the country in an RV. We decided to step out of the rat race and enjoy life. Part of that journey has caused us to review what we put into and on our...