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My first attempt at making a 100% lard 5% sf pine tar soap was terrible. I chose lard because the previous recipe I used, from Soaping 101 never quite hardened up the way I thought it should.i wanted a nice hard long-lasting bar. I CPHP'd it, and added 1T salt and 2T sugar to my lye water, for...

Update. I have since made two batches, both CP, with Armour lard, in the bucket, and distilled water. No DOS, and it is humid! tornado weather. I think it was the box lard, the Morrell. Mary White Southern Simplicity Soaps & More

That was dumb, of course it does. Yes, hydrogenated with BHT and Citric Acid or something added. Maybe BHT. I just glanced. I am going to take a chance and go back to the bucket lard and see if that makes a difference. Mary White Southern Simplicity Soaps & More

I don't know, would it say? Mary White Southern Simplicity Soaps & More

Lard soap DOS Not a month old.

Plain lard soap with DOS? It isn't oozing anymore, just has a spot and discoloration. It isn't soft, and doesn't smell.

In the DOS Christmas batch batch were Fir, Spruce, Orange, and Cinnamon. The plain white bar, not pictured, were no EO, and it had DOS all over. Strange, though.. I kept a piece of that plain bar, and this is what it looks like now. Mary White Southern Simplicity Soaps & More

DOS spots on white This is the soap with DOS only on the white, the one beside it is made with the same oils, just different EO and clay colorants.

All I have is a picture of a camera, two photos, a bird, and three dots.. Wth? Mary White Southern Simplicity Soaps & More

Lard should not be contaminated, unless by buying it in a box, and not a plastic sealed bucket is the cause. That is the only difference, really, and only because they were cheaper. Same brand, still in date. Mary White Southern Simplicity Soaps & More

I normally cook an hour, but for some strange reason, my last batches have been testing zappy after an hour, so I added a half. The 'round two' plain lard soap was discounted further to 2% to see if the excess lard ( originally 7%) was causing the spots. The original ones literally turned...

Sistrum, where is the paper clip? Lol Mary White Southern Simplicity Soaps & More

Obsidian, please tell me there is another way, lol. I am on IPad and not tech savvy. I used EO only, and in the plain bar, there was no fragrance at all. Just lye, water, and lard. Even if it were the EO, why only in the white? Mary White Southern Simplicity Soaps & More

I can not see how it could be DOS within a week or two. Especially HP. I always thought it was less likely to DOS. Mary White Southern Simplicity Soaps & More

No TD. None. No artificial colorants whatsoever. Mary White Southern Simplicity Soaps & More