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Experimenting with my first batch of soap using mostly beef tallow. This is some tallow that i rendered myself, from a half cow that we bought late last year. I'll be cutting it tomorrow, then let it cure for 6 weeks. Up until now i've been using the same recipe, but decided to try something new. #grownostr #SoapMaking #homesteading MakeYourOwn

banjo 1y ago

What's the recipe? We've ended up wtih some tallow and were wondering about soap...

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Maria2000 1y ago

For this one, i'm trying 62% tallow, 27% virgin coconut oil, and 11% olive oil. I'll also be trying 100% tallow soon. I have read that adding the other two fats gives a better lather. We'll see.

Maria2000 1y ago

You can plug your amounts into a soap calculator, and it will tell you how much lye and water to use.

banjo 1y ago

SoapCalc--who knew? 😃

http://soapcalc.net/calc/soapcalcWP.asp

Maria2000 1y ago

Yeah, there's lots of sites you can use for that.

banjo 1y ago

Got some homework to do...but never knew a) sites like that existed and b) it can get complicated! 😃

Maria2000 1y ago

Yeah, just start with a small batch first, and just know that your recipe measurements need to be accurate, no eye-balling it. Good idea to use kitchen scale.