Hi. I have some family members who hunt and fish and I wanted to make them some odor cleansing soap bars for Christmas. Since they obviously do not mind animal fats, I thought I'd like to experiment with using lard or tallow.
I have thus far seen only lard on the shelves of my grocery star and it had some other ingredients, which I'm assuming we're preservatives or stabilizers of some sort. Is it okay to use it?
I have noticed that many of the shortenings on the shelves of stores also have these preservative/stabilizer ingredients. Is it okay to use them for soapmaking?
Are there better sources for lard/tallow? Like, ordering online? Or, do people find local sources from farms or something??
Anything you could tell me would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Sarah
I have thus far seen only lard on the shelves of my grocery star and it had some other ingredients, which I'm assuming we're preservatives or stabilizers of some sort. Is it okay to use it?
I have noticed that many of the shortenings on the shelves of stores also have these preservative/stabilizer ingredients. Is it okay to use them for soapmaking?
Are there better sources for lard/tallow? Like, ordering online? Or, do people find local sources from farms or something??
Anything you could tell me would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Sarah