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I bake my bacon on wire racks and then save the lard in a jar in the freezer until I have enough to use in soap making. Very old fashioned to be so thrifty, but why throw it away? I also like the creamy white bars of soap that the lard produces. Also Crisco makes a pkged pure lard to make pie crust.

Hey everyone, thanks for all of your comments. I will check into the slope of the pipes, the SF and the chelate. I was not aware of using a chelate. I do have soft water, but I think I will use the chelate anyways. My husband uses my homemade soap as shampoo. I do not use my homemade soap as my...

Hello everyone, the soap I make has lard, coconut oil, olive oil, jojoba and she butter in it. My last batch has been used by my household for 4 years. Soon I will need to make more soap. It is lovely soap that we use for showering, shaving and shampooing. I have very long hair and the hair and...