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Can mineral oil be used to make soap? If so what's is saponification value and are there any lye calculators with mineral oil on them (baby oil, paraffin oil, etc.)

So I rendered the fat I bought from the grocery store and am sad to say I'm disappointed with the amount of tallow I recovered. I bought 5 pounds of fat from the Jewel and came out with maybe a pound of tallow. The fat came in long strips which I cut into small cubes and put in a giant pot. I...

Hey there! First time soap maker. Just wondering how much tallow I can expect to render from a pound/kilogram of beef fat. An estimate is all I need. I'm planning on making about 1.5kg of soap on my first batch. About half of the oil I'll be using is beef tallow. Thanks!