Recent content by DaveTDG

I know there are variations but whats kinda the standard amount of fragrance oil for say a 1 lbs batch of CP soap? I have been using 1/2 an oz. per 1 lbs of soap and have been having good success. A couple are strong and a couple others are light. Of course the oil is the biggest factor I would...

Did a 2 pound batch with cinnamon sugar fragrance. Wow they werent kidding when they say it thicken quick. Had to smooth the top of the molds. But all looks good. Milk didnt get over 116. Am guessing it will darken as it cures. Thanks again everyone for your insight and help!

Thanks so much! Seeing how I can buy 3 of those locale, that looks like a good recipe for me to be using.

Went out and picked up a few things but did some price checking. Turns out I way over paid for the rice brand oil. Found it at the cash and carry (restaurant supply store) for $10 for a gallon. Also found coconut oil in a 3 gallon buck for $70. So looks like I will end up being able to use...

Can buy beef fat from the butcher for like $1 a lb. Then render it yourself. Not a great way to spend the day and I think Id do it outside unless you have a great fan over your stove. Cant stand cooking fat smells or stock.

Nope dont have any concern about using animal fats myself. Even made a joke about making bacon soap! :) Though its not an ingredient that went over very well with the family. If I could get my hands on some bear fat!..

Thank you so much for all that input! Makes total sense all around. I like the properties of the coconut oil or the palm kernel oil. As I am looking for PKO I am seeing that the flakes are a bit cheaper. Any suggestion on which to use? The oil or the flakes? They look roughly the same on the...

I didnt buy the palm shortening yet. Just made note of it. Will hit the store and make sure its 100% and not a mix. Typically for deep frying though, they dont mix oils. Need the flavor or lack of and burn point to be the same on deep fry oils. Now that I am about to start I am trying to...

First off let me say I am trying to work out a recipe that I can buy most of the ingredients locally while factoring in cost. I can easily get Rice Brand Oil, Grapeseed Oil and of course Olive Oil. (NOTE: I bought a gallon of Rice Brand Oil at a feed store for $25.) I can also get 50 lbs of palm...

wow great input everyone. The smell thing I didnt even think about but seems logical. There is an inherent smell in goats milk naturally. There are ways to clean up the smell and taste. Mostly by feeding after milking and leaving a few hours between when they last eat to when they are milked...

Thanks for the replies everyone! Yes I have about 4-6 gallons of extra goats milk everyday at this point. All our babies are weaned and the does are still at high production just now starting to drop em down and dry them off. Though we have does that refuse to dry off and will milk well into...

I am drowning in milk. Got tired of making cheese so am going to jump in and try soap. I was kinda bummed to learn that not a lot of goats milk is used. But today I had an idea. What if you separated the fat/curd from the whey with citric acid and used the curd in soap making. Without adding the...