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The soap I make using the Japan wax is harder than my normal soaps. I haven't had a problem with rancidity and have soaps over a year old.

Hi Sunitha, I don’t have experience in this yet, but you can Google EU cosmetic rules and regulations, as well as Good Manufacturing Practice. This is a good place to start. Good luck with your move!

I thought my butcher was providing me with rendered lard so I was surprised when I saw the fat. 😳 Now with the finished product, I am happy to say that it was surprisingly easy and not smelly. It took nearly 8 hours but I had bigger chunks and used low heat on an induction burner with an...

Has anyone rendered lard using the Instant Pot (pressure cooker) method? I’m doing the low-heat method and wondering how it compares.

Sorry I missed this. I got it from Bay House Aromatics in the UK. If you do use it, let me know how your soap turns out. Mine received good reviews from friends.

I have no idea. I sent a query in to Reddy so will let you know if I get a response on this.

I've read that soaps should be used by the earliest oil expiration date because of rancidity, and in the case of avocado oil that's about a year once opened. What are people's experience with their aged bars of soap? I have a salt bar that has 10% avocado oil in it. Everyone says it's better...

@szaza Also in the supermarket here you can find 2 L 100% rijstolie frituurolie (King brand) for less than €6.

Thank you DeeAnna! I was hoping you would reply. :) Do you know if there are any significant differences with the fatty acid profiles between mid and high oleic or where I can find this information?

I bought my usual 'high oleic' sunflower oil along with a bigger jug of sunflower 'frying' oil that had an even higher amount of monounsaturated fat listed in the nutrition info. I thought i'd check it, remembering this post: If i'm calculating correctly, the sunflower oil labelled 'high...

I see in my notes now that I used a 30% lye concentration. Perhaps this is the reason...

How random. My Zany's has just a mild coating on top, and did not go in the oven. This soleseife though has it on 6 sides. I haven't seen that before.

Just wanted to share a photo of my very ashy soleseife. In photo, top soap is after 4 week cure. Middle bar is cut in half. You can see the rind of ash. Bottom bar is after washing the bar. Has anyone experienced this amount of ash with their soleseife?

Here's a list of Dutch suppliers that I use: 1. You Wish https://www.youwish.nl/ 2. De Oplosmiddelspecialist https://www.deoplosmiddelspecialist.nl/ I get my NaOH here. 3. Natural Heroes https://www.naturalheroes.nl/ 4. Butterwise https://www.butterwise.com/ Shea & Cocoa butter 5. Hekserij...

Looks promising Fiona! And lovely colours to boot. I am looking forward to your results. I just experimented with 5% Japan wax in a batch yesterday and will be unmolding today. Did you see any difference in reaching trace? What temperatures were your oils and lye solution?