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I have run a recipe I recived from a kind member here through Soap Calc and replaced the Palm with Lard. No difference in the Water/Lye ratio and only a couple of numbers off on the hardness scale. I'll make a batch up as the difference between Palm and Lard moneywise is massive.

I have got my Palm from a specialist Soap making supplier here in the UK.

Castile soap is probably the simplest soap to make having just 3 ingredients. Water, Sodium Hydroxide and Olive Oil. You need to weigh your amounts acurately and you cannot go wrong. You will make a nice soap. Now you have two recipies and a video to watch. I'll add the video I learned from...

Here is a tried and tested 100% Olive oil/ Castile soap recipe for you. 17.2 Oz Water 8.5 Oz Sodium Hydroxide 62.2 oz Olive Oil. Hope that helps?

Hi Gang, Quicky...Can Lard be substituted for Palm in most CP recipies and are the qualities of the soap similar? Thanks. Wayne.

The trouble with FO's is finding one that really behaves itself. Lot's are on offer from loads of companies but finding ones with lots of reviews is hard work. I'm in the UK, I can find around ten or more soaping companies that sell FO then when you go to check the reviews, nothing so buying a...

Thank you so much for the recipe. It is a massive help when you know you are making a successful soap already made by an experienced soaper. It takes all the guess work out of the equation and you have the confidence to really go for it and also make a success of it. I'm really grateful for...

No not yet. I live in the UK. I can get Olive, Coconut, Sunflower oils off the shelf, also Lard but things like Palm, Castor, Shea, and other exotic oils and butters I need to order online. It mounts up in cost with the more exotic butters and hard oils. If I could make an attractive soap maybe...

He sounds like a good man. My wife also is very understanding. I have always enjoyed using my hands to make and create things, I hate to be bored, like you making soap is a little piece of a very long line of life interests. Thank you for all the help, it really is very much appreciated. :) One...

That is exactly the same as myself. I know I should stop then think..What if it isn't mixed enough it may not set. Like you say Michele, I need to trust myself and if it goes wrong, hey! No one died, it'll be OK next time.

Thank you. I am actually only using tried and tested recipies that I find on the internet, I'm learning, slowly and Soap Calc is just over my head at the moment, I do not have the experience to know what oil does what in a soap batch, what properties each one brings to a soap, what they are for...

That is brilliant, thank you very much. I will try adding more water and let you know how I get on. :D

Thanks again. :D

Thanks.

Yeah it probably will but it will be flippin expensive with all those oils I can't just get off the shelf. Also it is probably more complicated for someone of my skill level.

Ok, thank you, I'll have a look. :)

Here is my recipe 16oz Olive, 16oz Coconut, 16oz Palm, 2 oz Castor oils. 16.5 oz Water, 7.3 oz lye, I got this from SoapQueen. Hope this helps? I actually have run a new recipe through soap calc. Please tell me what you think? I need all the help I can get. My new recipe is for a smaller...

Thank you so much for that. :D

Thank you, very helpful.

Thank you, that makes sense.