100% Lard Soap

[agriffin]

I want to make a 100% lard soap- sort of a novelty. I know I can add other things to it to make it a better soap. But I want to stick with 100% lard. When I run it through soap calc it gives a cleansing number of 1 :shock: Will this not be a soap that will clean? I wanted to use it as laundry soap, etc...

 

[xraygrl]

It will clean just fine, just know that there will be very little lather.

 

[agriffin]

I wonder if it would lather better if I add a pinch of sugar to it?

 

[TheSoapyEwe]

Sugar should help it lather a little more, add it to your lye water

Good Luck!

 

[Dixie]

I add 1TBS PPO of Powdered sugar to my oils. I've always loved this method best...for me.

 

[Guest]

It will clean very nicely, when they did the single oil soap swap it was judged a 4.5 out of 5 ,a near perfect bar . When you run it through soapmaker3 it is indeed a very nice bar of soap . Ditto what Dixie said about sugar .

Kitn

 

[agriffin]

Thanks everybody! Well I just soaped it! I added 1 teaspoon of sugar per pound of oils...maybe not enough? We'll see how it comes out.

Thanks!

 

[ChrissyB]

Lard will still lather without the sugar.

 

[agriffin]

It will clean very nicely, when they did the single oil soap swap it was judged a 4.5 out of 5 ,a near perfect bar . When you run it through soapmaker3 it is indeed a very nice bar of soap . Ditto what Dixie said about sugar .

Kitn

Kitn, (or anyone else) can you link to the posts about single oil soaps. If there is one?
Thanks!

 

[carebear]

Lard will still lather without the sugar.

absolutely agree. it's a lovely dense lather.

 

[Guest]

Here is the single oil soap link .It is quite interesting .

http://www.zensoaps.com/singleoil.htm

 

[agriffin]

Here is the single oil soap link .It is quite interesting .

http://www.zensoaps.com/singleoil.htm

Awesome!! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[artisan soaps]

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[Guest]

You are welcome for the link !

Artisan I know what you mean , how can any soap not be cleansing ? I realize some will "cleanse " more than others but zero ?


Kitn

 

[Qetesh]

this is a helpful link. i wondered why my soap had this kinda crumbly look and it seems like canola is the culprit.

i am new to soaping so i was worried about no cleansing also. i will try the sugar with the lye water mixture on my next batch tho.

 

[AnnaO]

Here is the single oil soap link .It is quite interesting .

http://www.zensoaps.com/singleoil.htm

I know that this is an elderly thread, but this link is fabulous!
Thank you, Kitn for that :smile::smile::smile: