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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...

What gives?! It is not the water! I bought distilled water to use in place of the rainwater, and guess what? After less than 1 week, I have sticky spots beginning to turn yellow on my Old-Fashioned Lye Soap..... I have been a stickler for sanitation, the AC is going on constantly to keep them...

HI everyone! I have been making soap for about 6 years now, on and off. I've mostly done crock pot hot process... I'm ready to try some new techniques, like in the pot swirls using Paprika infused EVOO to superfat, as well as cocoa pencil lines. I have been using a recipe I formulated to...