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Speaking from experience, Crisco isn't a satisfactory replacement for lard.....palm or tallow would be. Crisco is too soft and isn't stable enough to use in those quantities unless you up your PKO and Coconut to a level where the soap is drying. Just my two cents. Mike

You can make my no shred laundry soap recipe sans borax and it will still work fine.....just add about 1/3 cup ammonia in its place.

I make this one for my 85 year old grandmother and she loves it. For that matter, I like it a lot too!

Thankfully they didn't combust! :) They will probably still make soap, but maybe not the greatest soap.....If you dont like it, you can always use it for cleaning/laundry and the like.

This is amusing!

Seriously, I would get something that is pure lye rather than heating it. If it has fillers, you probably don't want it in your soap (who knows if the fillers are skin safe???), and you're not going to get an accurate lye calculation, so you're not going to know what your lye discount is...

It's okay to use as long as it doesn't zap, and I always try a sliver, but I do find the 4 week cure does make it milder and nicer in addition to the longer lasting.

Yeah....that would make a softish batch of laundry soap. No worries, it still cleans fine, and IMHO, that's the best way to make it.....with whatever is left over! :)

More than the raw soap, it depends on the oil blend you use and the amount of soap you use. I've had everything from egg noodle soup to almost true soft soap. It all works fine.

What she said! Oster stick blenders leave air bubbles in your soap more than any other brand. I have mastered the knack of mine and getting good soap, but they make it harder than most.

It's fine....just stir it up before you use it. Soaps made with sodium hydroxide and then melted just do that. It will be okay! :)

Personally, when I start selling, I don't plan on selling pure Castile....just too much of a headache.

Personally, I think :shock: and EW.....but you could have a niche market for that. I know lotsa hunters that would think that was the coolest stuff in the world.

Hello and welcome!

Hello and welcome!

Hello and welcome!

Hello and welcome!

My silicone pans are all Wilton.....they've never bled on anything.

I went back through my past year and a half's soaping notes to check this out. The only batches with DOS all had numbers greater than 70. One batch where I used a good deal of DOS prone veg shortening is still keeping fine.....the coconut was high enough to keep the number below 70. Nice soap too.

Can I add a suggestion? Saveonscents lemon FO is very nice, true, and STRONG and lasts forever! Plus it's a bargain at about $10 for a 1 lb bottle.