Comments on: How to Make Your Own Manly Bar of Soap

By: James

James — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:57:38 +0000

Another memory aid for how to mix acid and water, courtesy of my old chemistry teacher:

“Do what you oughta, add acid to wata” (said with a slight accent to make it rhyme)

and also,

“If you add water to acid, your wrist will be raw and placid”
(doesn’t quite have the same ring, but you get the idea)

By: Danielle

Danielle — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:55:17 +0000

Whiskey soap: we did it. It is very awesome. However, don’t use real whiskey or you’ll end up with a gross mess (gross mess: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=586415868042691&set=a.586415468042731.152126.577784945572450&type=3&theater).

Successful whiskey soap:
http://www.outlawsoaps.com/lifestyle-soap/hair-of-the-dog/

I’m not trying to spam, i just saw that someone had asked for a whiskey soap earlier and that’s why I tried it in the first place.

In other notes: Yes, bacon grease works great. You absolutely must purify it first by adding 50% water and 50% bacon grease. Boil it for a while (I think I boiled it for about 30 minutes) and then stick it all in the freezer. The fat will float and get kind of like a big fatty puck. The water will keep all the salt and gross bits. Do that one more time just to be sure there aren’t gross bits in the fat.
In soap calculators (just google it, there are tons… there’s even an app), the bacon fat is just lard, so calculate accordingly. Easy peasy. And it makes a really nice frothy lather.
It doesn’t smell like bacon, though. I know this is disappointing. We had to find bacon fragrance, and even that doesn’t smell just like bacon (close enough, imo). And no, it doesn’t taste like bacon. Yes, of course I tried it.

By: Isangcamacho

Isangcamacho — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:46:57 +0000

To remember the sequence of which comes first. You always add Acid-or Alkali (which is what lye is)-to Water.“ AW“-I didn’t know that.

If you do it the other way around, adding Water to Acid, get ready to scream:“WA“-that hurts!

By: S.P. Cunningham

S.P. Cunningham — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:19:42 +0000

I tried the recipe, and it worked just fantastic. Alternately, you can cook the final product down to finished soap and simply let it dry and cure for a few days instead of a few weeks. Check out sites that can give actual instructions on this, but the results were fantastic! Albeit, my soap didn’t smell so awesome. I smell a little like olive oil every time I use it. But that’s life. I can’t wait to try it again soon!

By: Jonathon Reed

Jonathon Reed — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:29:14 +0000

Somebody forgot the first rule.

By: john

john — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:52:41 +0000

I followed this.recipe to the letter and my soap would not trace. I am leaving it out.over night to see if it does anything. No idea what I did wrong

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:07:02 +0000

How do you get the soap out of the pipe? I couldn’t find Abs pipe so I used PVC, 3′ length. I sprayed the inside with olive oil, but I couldn’t push the soap out – it was too soft. I ended up cutting the pipe off with an oscillating tool, which was really messy and got little pieces of plastic in the soap.

I like the shape though, so I would like to try it again.

Also, you ingredients list and your instructions give different quantities for coconut oil and lye.

Thanks!!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:59:53 +0000

use soapcalc.com to calculate oils and lye.
Use castor oil to increase lather and bubblyness.
I use pig tarrow. It gives a very moisturizing soap because coconut oil will dry your skin. Creates a good shaving soap.
40% Pig Lard
30%coconut oil
20%olive oil
10%castor
Then add scent

By: joanne

joanne — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:01:52 +0000

whats a smaller recipe for about 3 lbs?

By: Carla

Carla — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 06:12:27 +0000

I love the combo of coffee and walnut. However, did this contribute to the overall scent of the candle? If not, what would you suggest to make it smell like coffee walnut?