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oh no! that's sad. hope you weren't in the middle of mixing soap batter.....

have you gone to your local farmers market or old time butcher shop and ask for fat scraps? I got mine from a pork producer at the farmers market. he had piles of belly fat lying around.

I really think you should start using your soap, pick the ugliest bar and cut it into 4 pieces, and use one at a time in one or two week increments. this way you can really judge quality of soaps, and know how to answer the question "why do you have to cure soap?" firsthand. just remember that...

could be the lingering smell from lye/oils/liquid conversion to soap.... I'm sure it will fade

great soap hack! thanks for the tip

I was trying to say that there's shortening (hydrogenated vegetable oils) and lard (rendered pig fat). many people think they're the same thing as I've had had supermarket clerks point at shortening and tell me its lard, and friends ask me why they're different. so, maybe go back to your...

looks great!!!

maybe go to your local adult toy store and look for some natural lubes, see what ingredients they use? that's all I can offer you on formulation side....

have you ever asked to buy pork belly? b/c the fat I got was from the belly. made a really white lard. I have no idea what Manteca is so I can't help you there. can you buy beef fat in your halal butcher? and in supermarkets, there's shortening and there's lard. I've had multiple...

omg these are BEAUTIFUL!!!

doesn't hurt to try with chicken fat, esp if you can get it for free. I know it's an oil on soapcalc, so someone's been soaping with it at some point..... when you do soap with it, let us know how it works! as for paprika scented soap, the scent likely won't stick. again, give it a try...

welcome! we're glad to have you here!

I read if you add a bit of vinegar and baking soda to the fat when it's cold in the pot, it doesn't smell that bad. I rendered lard today (for the first time), and I did just that. didn't really smell except when the cracklings were cooking or I opened the lid. smelled kinda like pork bone...

looks great!!

I rendered 3.5lbs of fat into lard, and am now diluting my first batch of LS! now researching what scent to make. thinking something piney and pepperminty for Christmas....

one more question - is EO rates as a percentage of paste or total weight of LS (paste plus water)?

i love the look of that grass soap!!

can be. or if you're not used to using handmade soap, there could be a bit of an adjustment period.

Agreed. Anytime you have an issue or problem with your soap, please post recipe and entire process so the pros can help. It's easier to diagnose an issue when there's a full picture

I've cured in a storage closet before, just on clean shelves. Anywhere works as long as there is adequate airflow. It was hot where I lived, and it was at least 25C in the room at any given time. I put the soap in paper bags after the 4 week cure