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Cheers Susie. Valuable information for future experimenting :-D

Thanks for the replies. DeeAnna's description in particular was very illuminating - I may give this method a try once I have more experience. For now, I'll stick with NaOH :-)

Thanks for the replies everyone. My first batch of soap I made with commercial NaOH and I'll continue with that for now. Some day I'd like to try using wood ash though - the idea of making the soap entirely from raw materials is very appealing to me. Does anyone know what would be a...

Hi everyone, I found this article about making one's own lye (KOH) from hardwood ash: http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/how-to-make-soap-from-ashes-zmaz72jfzfre.aspx Has anyone tried this before? If so, any tips about setting it up and afterwards using the lye...

Thanks, David. I have a few old cotton items of clothing that I could turn into my "lard-rendering cloth". I'll try it out for my next batch.

Hi everyone, I made my first batch of soap 18 days ago, using lard, NaOH and water. It's still curing, but it looks good so far (the mixture was lovely and creamy when I put it in the moulds). The way I rendered the lard was to: 1. Chop 780g of pig fat into small pieces, put it into a...

Hi, I'm Russell Cook, made my first batch of soap 18 days ago, it's still curing. Look forward to sharing ideas with everyone.