Recent content by Ugeauxgirl

I really love the lard bars I make with 75% lard, 20% coconut and 5% castor.

I like that suggestion. I'll make a pound batch of each. How long should I cure the 80% lard bars. 12 weeks?

I stopped by a farm store for some fresh beef, and while I was there I asked about some beef fat for making tallow. He told me all he had was top quality Wagu beef fat and it was $2 a pound. I told him I didn't care about quality all that much as I wasn't going to eat it. He stared at me a...

I was actually planning on boiling some down and using concentrated juice to color it after the cook, but I might try some in the lye water as well.

I'll try it and let y'all know. No shortage of berries in my backyard!

I was bottling a batch of blackberry vodka yesterday and of course my hands ended up stained purple. I know most botanicals turn brown in cold process, but has anyone tried coloring soap with blackberries in hot process?

You could make the orange in a column mold. I don't sell but my friends all say they love the way the round soaps feel in their hands. I use a pringles mold

Paisley is what I thought of. Really pretty soap

I made Eucalyptus mint HP soap yesterday and colored it with ground parsley. Hubby woke me up this morning and asked what the "green stuff" was in the coffee grinder. Oops.

I think it's really pretty!

Yes, I think this one will be especially nice as he had some melamine left over from a concrete countertop pour. Melamine is plastic coated plywood, so it ought to be nice and smooth.

Yes. I read that hot process salt bars were hard but I didn't have much trouble. They did start drying really fast, and for me, the loaf mold worked better than individual molds. The batter was too thick for individual molds. Glad to hear they cure faster with HP.

In the end, I just got my husband to make me one in his shop. Should be ready tomorrow.

I used fine sea salt. It feels like a million years till I can try it to see... I'm not so patient. That's why I do hot process 😂

Thanks! It was your recipe! I got the color at hobby lobby I think.