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Go to a butchers store and ask for spekemat. That is the term for all the varieties of salted and dried meat. We have good traditions for that.

Welcome and hello from another norwegian. :bunny:

Welcome to the forum. Read and enjoy.

I have quite sensitive skin. A combination of olive oil and lard does the trick for me. 5% superfat.

What is the worst about 100% neem?

What is the most sadistic soap you can think of? My suggestion is butter and cod liver oil soap with Rosehip seeds...

Have you checked the norwegian netstore sunvita? If you buy there, you don't have to worry about customs.

Yes. I can get tallow from pig, cow and sheep for about 1.85$ from a slaughterhouse, but then I have to render it myself. The moose fat I am trying to get hold of, is through a friend of mine who knows some hunters. If I am lucky, they will sell me some moose or venison fat. Right now I am...

Not easy to get for ordinary people. If I ran a buisness I might get bulk orders at a lower price. But there is no way I can handle 10-20 liters of each oil in my not to big apartment.

Buying oils from abroad is not a real option, as shipping and tax drives the price through the ceiling.

In Norway the currency is Kroner(Kr) I have calculated everything into US dollar.

Olive oil is available everywhere, and the quality control is good. Rapeseed and sunflower is also everywhere. Some places I can find corn oil. These are rather low cost. Lard is mostly found only in bigger supermarkets.13,6$ per kg Castor oil is in bigger towns found in ethnic stores. 14.15$...

I have never found rice brand oil or high oleic sunflower oil in any shop here. Lard costs 13,6$ per kg. I have got the chance to buy pig tallow from a butcher, so I am going to make my own lard. If I am lucky, I get some moose fat this fall. That would be fun.

What is the best filler oil? I mean cheao oils to reduce cost. I have earlier used 20% canola. Have got the idea that sunflower oil is better, but I am also concerning corn oil. What is the best option, due to hardness, shelflife and so on...

It must be a thin line between good and bad milk soap. Is it better to use low fat milk?

That saved me from a bad batch... Thank you

Have anyone tried using ghee (clarified butter)? Have anyone tried to use ghee in soap? How will the soap turn out? Please let me know your experiences.

Thank you so much for good useful information:)

New to this forum, but has made soap on and off since 2009. After a few years with little soap, I have started again. There are a lot of things I have not found properly described in the books I have got, so at the moment there is a lot to learn I have developed into a gelling fanatic, and...

What are the benefits and disantvages with grapeseed oil? I know nothing about it, except that it is healthy to eat.... They sell it at the ethnic stores, so I am curious.