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BillStein

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3. best place to start is..

Tue Dec 27, 2011, 01:25 PM

Dec 2011

Miller's Home Made Soap Page: http://millersoap.com/ They have almost everything you need, including recipes and instructions

I usually make all vegetable soaps, with palm, olive and coconut oils. Sometimes I vary the proportions, sometimes I add castor oil, cocoa butter, palm kernel oil and others. They have a chart that helps determine how much lye to use.

Another good source is Majestic Mountain Sage. http://www.thesage.com/ They're a good source for oils, fragrances etc. but I usually go there to use the lye calculator. Check it out!

I want to try making some beef tallow. I wanted to go animal free, for my vegetarian friends, but lately I've been hearing that Palm oil comes from de-forested areas in the tropics. I want to see if I can make soap from waste products instead!

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Anyone else make soap? [View all] BillStein Dec 2011 OP

no, but I bought a cool octopus molded soap off Etsy for my Dad, blue background very pale StarsInHerHair Dec 2011 #1

I've always wanted to xmas74 Dec 2011 #2

best place to start is.. BillStein Dec 2011 #3

Thank you for the links! xmas74 Dec 2011 #4

Not sure if these would be helpful, Tansy_Gold Dec 2011 #5

Thank you Tansy Gold BillStein Dec 2011 #6

Thanks again, Tansy Gold BillStein Apr 2012 #15

I've made my own beef tallow and added olive oil and coconut oil for batches sinkingfeeling Jan 2012 #7

I want to try using tallow BillStein Jan 2012 #8

Yes, I got the fat from our local meat store and rendered it myself. sinkingfeeling Jan 2012 #9

yuck BillStein Jan 2012 #10

I think you might find some for sale online. sinkingfeeling Jan 2012 #11

great Happy2323 Feb 2012 #12

sometimes ge26252se Feb 2012 #13

Hello all BillStein Apr 2012 #14

Glad you're feeling better after your accident! eShirl Apr 2012 #16

I was too lazy BillStein Apr 2012 #17

I ended up using the tallow last weekend BillStein May 2012 #18

How'd the soap come out? Your recipe is close to the one I use. Mine sinkingfeeling May 2012 #19

I'm very pleased BillStein May 2012 #20

I was wrong BillStein May 2012 #21

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