100% tallow

Over the long weekend I built a wooden soap mold that will hold about 40 bars of soap (depending on thickness of the bar cut) and I was eager to try it out, so on Monday I made a twin batch, one of pure lard and one of pure tallow, The total batter weight was 5.6 kilos, and I took it out of the...

Hey everyone. I'm new to this forum but not new to soap making. I make soaps based on animal fats, I always use the HP method because I like the authentic feel and look of it. So last month I tried to make my first liquid tallow soap. Pure tallow, no oils. I noticed that after a few days the...

Cold processed soap from home rendered fresh beef tallow , with Red Wine Mica, Aquamarine Mica and a liquid yellow colour for M&P. Pieces of old used industrial soap bars for confetty.

Cold processed soap from home rendered fresh beef tallow , with Red Wine Mica, Aquamarine Mica and a liquid yellow colour for M&P. Pieces of old used industrial soap bars for confetty.

Home rendered fresh beef tallow

I use a lot of tallow for cooking, soaping basically for sustainability reasons. I am starting to dabble in 60-100% bars more often. I have had some issues, crumbling edges most commonly and fracturing when cutting. But being fully stuck in the mold as well. I have had to freeze it to get it...