Yes!

Hi Alma! I have a 3-tier wire trolley which I bought very cheaply. I just put them on the trolley for a few months. It allows air flow from the bottom and the top. I usually just wrap them in brown paper when I want to store them or give them away. I hope you know what I'm talking about?

@@sunbirdmom Thanks for the reply Helen. Great advice ☺️

Aw, thanks. It's almost winter here in South Africa, and it snuggles underneath my husband's jacket every night. I just wish they were less noisy 😅

The fats are changed into soap by the lye solution.

Do you have easy access to mutton? Sheep fat makes fantastic soap too!

@@sunbirdmom , it's a problem to find any kind of animal fat. I make soap from coconut oil and olive oil. But I have very dry skin. I think, that only soap from animal fat will be good for me. And I also want to make tallow balm. Hope to find tallow))).

@yuliaandronova4620 I'm so sorry... You don't use too much coconut oil, do you? Coconut oil makes beautiful bubbles, but it can strip the oils from your skin easily. I never add more than 5% coconut oil when I make soap for my own use. My skin becomes dry quickly too. Have you considered trying out other plant oil combinations in stead? Definitely superfat your soap, don't go over 5% with coconut oil and if you can get hold of palm oil/palm kernel oil, you can add that too for hardness.

@@sunbirdmom , thank you! I usually use about 20 percents of coconut oil. And 80 of olive ( or canola oil) I will try to put less coconut oil.

It's definitely the coconut oil!! Look for other hard plant oils like cocao butter or palm to replace the 15%. Happy new year to you🤗

Thank you for your kind words! My husband made it for me.

Yes, definitely🤩

What do you recommend?

Oh sorry... do you mean which brand of stick blender? I've been through so many. They don't last. It must have enough power (wattage) though. My favourite must have been my Kenwood. But no particular brand. The best you can afford😅

Thank you for this! Am I understanding this method with the cook is unnecessary, like the difference between cold process and hot process? Or, is the cook necessary in order to create liquid tallow soap. I was looking at the recipes for bar vs liquid on the calculator. Everything looks the same but liquid has more lye? Also, it looks like there’s no superfat? Don’t we want that for our bodies. So many questions!! I really want to know and understand as much as I can about this process. I really appreciate your time and attention on this matter for me!

I've also learned from other soap makers! Don't worry. I know there are people who don't cook their soap "paste" when making liquid soap. But the way I learned from other liquid soap makers was the cooking method. It ensures that saponification is complete. Remember, the lye is different (KOH instead of NaOH). You never superfat liquid soap. That's just how I learned. Maybe because unsaponified fat will not dissolve in water. But I actually do add a few drops of olive oil in my diluted soap if I use it myself. So you can "superfat" afterwards. If that makes sense.

I once put my dish in the dishwasher after I made soap, and I didn't wipe all the remaining bits off the side. My whole kitchen was engulfed in bubbles!! It might work as bubble bath. I've never tried it, though🤗

Hi! Thanks for reaching out. This soap IS very hard and lasts longer than a lot of other soap. If your caustic soda was not clumped up or old, and your measurements were correct when you made it, can it be that it is just different than what you are used to? Mine always lather. But the mineral composition of your water can also impact it. You can consider replacing 10% of the tallow with coconut oil for better lather. Just use a lye calculator to determine your NaOH amount needed. Was this helpful?

@@sunbirdmom thanks will try it

When people try it, a lot of them are so surprised that they change their minds! These soaps last longer than plant oil based soaps. And there is so much controversy around palm oil anyway... I am glad you tried it!

No, I have not tried that. Good idea.

You need to put the amount of oils and fats into a lye calculator with batch size you are making to get the amount of water and lye you need

I love to use it for everything. I even use it to wash my dog!

Thats amazing! The main problem I'm having is that when I dilute with 2 - 2.5 its more like a gel, not liquid enough to put through a pump! @@sunbirdmom

​@beautybyalessi1098 I think she said 2parts water, to 1 part soap (2:1 vs 2:2.5)

Thank you 🤍

Groot plesier

I've wondered about that. Thanks! Definitely going to try it out.

Hi what is AOH?

Such a pleasure! Will you check the link in the description? It will take you to the recipe, which you can print.

500g beef tallow 111g KOH 190g water

Hi. I've never tried it. Liquid soap sometimes behave unexpectedly when you add stuff. If you try it, let me know your results🤩

@@sunbirdmom Thanks so much

Hi! Coconut oil sommer Checkers of Dischem. Van watter "butter" praat jy? Ek het al gevind dat dit dikwels goedkoper is om by kettingwinkels as spesialis seepwinkels te koop.

Definitely 🤗

I think it is better if you don't superfat for laundry soap. My pleasure🤗