Lard Soap

[crafty86]

I tried to make some soap with Lard the other day...this is the recipe I came up with. I made it on Friday.

30oz oil weight.

Water - 9oz
Lye - 4.095 oz

lard - 12 oz - 40%
palm - 9 oz. - 30%
CO - 4.5 oz - 15%
Caster - 1.5 oz. - 5%
Cocoa Butter - 3 oz. - 10%

Its 7% SF.
Water : Lye Ratio - 2.198:1


So my question is this...I didn't have that much lye...so I used what I had left which was 2.75 oz. It traced and when I washed all my stuff out yesterday it bubbled like normal....is it going to be any good? It's very soft I've just now un-molded it and cut it. I know I'm insane...I just wanted to make soap badly. What could the problem be with no ENOUGH lye though?

 

[lsg]

Next time use SoapCalc or another lye calculator and cut down on the amount of oils until your amount of lye is OK. Your soap may be a little soft, but it will be OK to use. Let it cure for several weeks and it will harden up some.