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DeeAnna, I didn't have any injury. I put the soap batter into the silicone cake bundt pan I have. I found the first time I made the soap at 110º (lye and oil), that it gelled rather quickly (as to be expected, but my first batch, it was surprising) and went out of the container, cooled and...

I wanted to add something to this thread, albeit a bit late. I use -10 SF in my laundry soap. I found it works great for dishes and laundry, and whatever I need to clean. The next thing to add: The last time I made a batch, I let the lye cool to room temp and had the coconut oil about the same...

I'm surprised you would mention that tallow doesn't have a long shelf life. The tallow I have (I must have filtered it a minimum of 3 to 4 times) has been in my house in the gallon jars since July of 2014 or 2015. It hasn't gone bad. I don't care for lard myself, but it may have been the recipe...

I quite literally have gallons of tallow in my home. I went to a butcher and asked for some backstrap fat and he gave me about 7 backstraps (including the kidneys). It took me about 30 hours to process them, filter, etc. I ended up with about 8 gallons' worth. The recipe I developed is my...

I bought some vegetable glycerine from the local co-op grocery store where I live. It is simply the glycerine that is added to lotions. The ingredients list you presented above does not look like a M&P recipe to me. I have made shea butter soap. I do not know at what point one would add...