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Thank you cmzaha. It’s 35% lard, 20% coconut oil, 15% vegetable shortening, and a 30% mixture of avocado, castor, grapeseed, sesame & olive oils. I had a paint stirrer in my hand drill, but the battery died 6 minutes into the process, so I hand stirred the rest.

Is it usual for it to take over an hour, and to have to add heat, to come to trace? I stirred for over half an hour-no trace. I put it on the stove on medium, still took 30 more minutes. Is this normal? It’s my first time making lye soap, so I have no reference.

Thank you so much Richard for including your recipe! I regard you as the KOH pioneer, from previous posts in the forum I’ve read!

Thank you so much SaltedFig! I am definitely hooked now, and your kind and helpful words have really encouraged me to keep trying new things!

I think it did rise! I had marked a line on a bamboo skewer after I added the gallon of wood ash water, and marked the half and quarter points. It never got down to half. I rubbed a tiny little bit of the soap residue off my pot and was able to roll it into a ball between my fingers. No glove ...

The top one reminds me of Mardi Gras! And I like the Earth Meets Sky colors

Thank you for taking the time to read and respond. Yours is the clearest response about KOH and soft soap I’ve read and it makes sense to me now. Thank you! ETA: I just told my husband the soap I’ve made will be his new shave soap, and we both seem pretty pleased with that. Thank you DeeAnna

This is the article I used: https://www.primalsurvivor.net/wood-ash-soap/ The bars shown at the top of the page are hard but dark dark brown, so I thought maybe I didn’t cook mine long enough. But also I might’ve just not used quality hardwoods. Thank you Chris_S for including the...

I have done searches for “KOH” and “potassium hydroxide.” Some things I’ve read said [NaOH] soap can be firm the day after pouring into the mold, and mines not. But all the stuff I read about KOH soap is that it will NEVER firm, but mine is (sort of). So I feel like I’m in no man’s land... not...

I’m new to soapmaking so idk how long curing is suppose to take, and I’m new to this forum so idk how to include photos ‍♀️ I’ve never even made soap with NaOH, so I have no basis of comparison. Some things I’ve read said [NaOH] soap can be firm the day after pouring into the mold, and mines...

Here’s my literal recipe: (Sorry it’s not brief) 30% coconut oil 25% lard and beef tallow mixture 25% vegetable shortening w/ palm oil 20% grape seed oil Super fat discount 20% KOH 100% from rain water and wood ash I collected rain water and ran it through ashes from my wood stove, in a 5 gal...

I’m more trying to find out if anyone’s had success making hard bar soap from KOH, not using NaOH at all. I have mine in my mold atm, but it still feels a bit springy. I added a tablespoon and a teaspoon of salt before it came to trace, wondering if that’s enough salt to firm it up.

Has anyone here successfully made soap with potassium hydroxide rather than sodium hydroxide? Anecdotally I’ve heard it’s what is used for liquid soap and soap paste, but I’ve come across instructions for a hard soap bar using it.

I have my first ever batch of soap in a loaf pan, poured 2 days ago. It is still “springy,” what’s the longest you’ve let a batch sit in the mold? I should note that I do not have exact measurements because I used KOH that I made from the ashes from my wood stove, and I reduced the lye water...

Hi thanks for allowing me to join your forums I am a long-time creator, first time soaper. I have enjoyed knitting, spinning, sewing, quilting, canning, dehydrating, baking, and candy making for most of my life. I am interested in self sufficiency, and came upon soap making as such. My first...