Recent content by TalkingDog

ARRRG! I knew that and I just order sodium hydroxide. Oops guess I'll start out with bar soap as I'm sure most do. Thanks for your valuable input.

I planned on using only what I could obtain locally but I know bulk coconut oil is fairly cheap. I'm unfamiliar with neem oil for anything other then a pesticide though. Does it effect the ph? Thanks for your input. Does this mean I can't make liquid soap with tallow? From what I could tell...

Thanks, I'll check that out now. Is there no way of lowering the ph of lye soap? I've read all the old SMF.com threads on pet soap that popped up on a Google search and the feelings are incredibly mixed. Most say it's fine but the people who say It's bad for pets seem to think It's...

Hi y'all! I've just started researching soap making to save some money on washing our animals. Pet soap is three times more expensive than people soap (for some reason) and it takes A LOT of it to wash a horse. So I got 25lb of beef fat from a butcher friend and I'm looking to make the most...