How to Make Soap From Bacon Grease

[@Ladyshystar]

Well done video. Very easy to follow. I used to help my grandpa make this soap. We made Big batches. Used a huge cast iron cauldron on chains out back over a wood fire. He had a lot of folks saving lard for him. He was a mechanical wizard in the cotton mills of Carolina for 50 years. His work clothes were always oily. He actually made a liquid form of this and used it as a detergent. It got almost anything out. Put shout to shame. LOL! TY for sharing. Brought back wonderful memories :-)

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Ladyshystar That is so cool, now I want a giant cast iron cauldron! My next experiment will be to actually make the lye from wood ash. Video on that coming in the sometime distant future....

[@Ladyshystar]

I happen to have a cast iron cauldron sitting on my front porch. We keep kindling wood in it now. Needs a bit of welding to fix a loop. Yet, if I had to use it, I could. As for rendering natural lye, grandad did that too. He had a burn barrel he used. We got the hard woods from his brother's farm. This stuff isn't rocket science, just COMMON Sense which requires a bit of patience. :-) Looking forward to your rendering vid.

[@paulm4875]

But why nobody told him “use gloves ALWAYS “ and put lye only in a cold water. That’s really important things than mold without freeze paper.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

I have been trying to learn how to make more homemade items using things around the home. This is one way to make a basic soap recipe. It has been working pretty well so far!

[@aurinsaint9058]

SSLFamilyDad question....should you have lined it with wax paper? the mold I mean.

[@shawnv1463]

Use parchment paper to line the mould and the soap won't stick

[@CesarNostradamus-wj9uq]

Thanks for sharing God bless you and your family.

[@everettcoates2463]

I used lye soap in 1967 when I was a freshman in highschool. I worked for a tobacco farmer during the summer and got covered in tobacco sap. The soap dissolved the heavy sap like it was nothing. I watched him make the soap from lard he had rendered in a huge cast iron pot on an open fire in the yard. I collect bacon fat from breakfasts and just recently thought about using it for soap. I appreciate the Bible verse at the end of your video. As the Sword of the Spirit it is our only offensive weapon included in the list of the armor of God. Defensive armor is of limited usefulness if we don't have and know how to use a weapon with which to counterattack the enemy. I look forward to more of your videos. Have a Christ-filled Christmas!

[@cfree001]

Thank you for this video. I especially appreciate the guide through the soap calc.

[@TheChipmunk2008]

Word of warning to anyone doing this: Don't use alumin(i)um pans! LOL, Lye attacks them. It's less than fun

[@gr1nder07]

TheChipmunk2008 he did say use stainless..

[@TheAussieRepairGuy]

Yay hydrogen gas....

[@_p0ssumz]

“GIR! WHY IS THERE BACON IN THE SOAP?”

[@JoeyBoey]

“I MADE IT MYSELF!”

[@daphneraven6745]

@SSL Family Dad: Thanks for sharing your recipe. I’ve never made soap from bacon drippings, although I have made other kinds. I figure I can return the favour a little bit, by sharing an idea that Julie Parker had, Which will save you some time and energy for clarifying your drippings: if you melt them in the sauce pan, and pour them through a metal sieve, into a clean, warm jar (warm enough to protect the jar from breaking when the hot oil goes in there), Then you add a little bit of water to the jar and put the cap on it snuggly. Flip it upside down, and leave it to cool. When the fats are solid, then you can right your upside-down jar and remove the cap. The water will pour off, along with the impurities. If the fat is firm enough, it’s possible to just reach the top off with water, and you’re done. It’s possible that you’ll have to do this twice, but unlikely you’ll have to do it three times. for that matter, if you end up having to do it twice, you might as well throw a coffee filter into yourself, to make a really good job of it and it sure that you won’t have to do it a third time. I’ve haven’t had to use a coffee filter when I tried it. I like what you have done with your moulding process. I don’t know if this will be useful to you or not, but I’ll offer it up: traditionally, I save 1 L/1 quart milk or cream or juice cartons; it’s pretty easy to take a little bit of wax paper or a paper or plastic bag that’s really small, I just raised the insides of those empty, clean cartons With lard, tallow, vegetable oil. You can close the top of the carton back up to hold the heat in there a little longer, as it seems to give a better saponification process. it occurs to me that you could actually do that to put inside of your jig, so that you have perfect sides, and the top of your soap is not exposed.

[@benchkey]

Appreciated the video. When making a wooden mold, try giving a slight slant to the sides and ends, and just before pouring line the mold with baking parchment paper. It will all slip out lickity-split.. I use my bacon fat for frying and in the dogs food, gives them a nice coat. However pig fat makes excellent, very hard, soap. Today I made beef tallow soap, will use that to harden biodiesel glycerin into nice soap bars. Great stuff. (Biodiesel glycerin is a waste product of making biodiesel. ) Important to learn to use waste products instead of sending them down the drain or to landfills.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

That is an excellent idea, thank you so much. I am very interested in making biodiesel as well, thanks again for the info

[@Awed1b]

I'm glad that I stayed through to see your proclamation at the end.If I don't add scents, will it smell like bacon?Are flies attracted to it?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

+William Brown it will not smell like bacon, it smells like soap;)

[@LacroixCruiser]

I don’t see the calculator link in the description?

[@zeffur7]

You can burn it to heat a garage/shop for heat too! All you need is an oil burner.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

zeffur7 lol, maybe that will be on my list for this winter:)

[@omearica-rc6fp]

Super cool seeing even the work arounds you came up with when the soap was not easily removed from the mold. Pork or hamburger lard is likely what most people will be using to make soap if the grid ever goes down long-term. Seeing the texture of this soap versus others that use expensive ingredients from the lye to the oils, was also good too. This soap is flakier. Wonder if using more fat than the program called for would have made it more moist. Regardless, this is super good information. Having at least some idea of how much lard vs lye to use will be good to remember if the grid goes down long enough for people to run out of soap for cleaning dishes, clothes, and themselves. Thanks and God bless you for blessing me with this video.

[@Bjt5081]

Great video sir! Thanks for sharing. I may try this. This stuffs great to know.

[@invaderzim3301]

WHY WAS THERE BACON IN THE SOAP?!

[@16strato]

I MAAAADDDDEEE ITTT MYYYSSEEELLLFFFF

[@lalaemi264]

@@16strato *eats soap from bacon*

[@16strato]

@@lalaemi264 STOP I FORGOR ABOUT THESE COMMENTS

[@LovelyLaura-p6e]

Anyone else get some Invader Zim vibes

[@bigsky12001]

You've done well. Thanks and may your paths be blessed. I get it. Sometimes we forget where we came from. And what it has taken to get where we are today. At first I said I'm don't need watch this video, but I'm glad I did. Simply because we take so many thing for granted. I remember a very harsh version of soaps made. You are bringing light to darkness. (Darkness being grandmas old lye soap that would bring the hide off ya. Lol) Truly Thank you.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

bigsky12001 glad you found it entertaining at the very least. This was my first real experience making my own soap and I have to say it was a lot of fun. The kids were very interested also and I think I will be doing some more of these. Thanks for checking it out!

[@RevtosTV]

Very neat!! I need to try this!!

[@comradecockatoo3558]

why wAS THERE BACON IN THE SOAP?!

[@charliec7853]

Thanks for a really well instructed video!

[@FlannelAcres]

I had no idea this could be done with bacon grease! Question: When you're stirring the mixture waiting for it to thicken, is it still on the heat?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Flannel Acres yes, low heat the whole time

[@arieldavidareal7046]

So... Do you get out of the shower smelling like bacon? 😂

[@DaveBowman345]

Does the finished soap smell like bacon? It would be cool if it did! 🥓 🥓 🥓 I have so much bacon fat I don't know what to do with it all.... it's what brought me to your video. 👍

[@daphneraven6745]

@DaveBowman345: Pretty much any scent that’s in anything you use and soap saponifies out. That’s why we wait until trace before adding any essential oils, if it’s desirable to smell them. The therapeutic properties aside from being able to smell them would still be there, though, if they were to be added any earlier.

[@WilliamPetersen-b8p]

If you render the pure fat... does the bacon smell go away 🤔

[@jphays834]

cant seem to find the link for your soap calculator. what is the link? thanks :P

[@digginz8603]

great video!

[@jamiebrake4688]

Sooo many questions lol. Ok first, you want to render that grease wayyy more or it will smell heavily like bacon grease and as YALL saw, there will be bits in it. Then there’s the fact that he added food coloring. Noooooo. It can bleed out and stain you. Then there’s the fragrance. Y’all please research your fragrances and make sure you have one that will react well to soap because it looked like his riced and he just didn’t gaf and still poured it into an unlined mold. That made me cringe. So much. Yes he made soap. But it could have been wayyyy better and I feel like he should have tried to do more research and be more informative about the entire project so that those watching and attempting this will have awesome successful batches of soap. I’m not trying to be rude or anything but this was a very crude and informative video. Also for those who are shocked about using bacon grease for soap... It’s an oil yall. Soap is made of fat/oil mixed with a lye water solution until the chemical reaction soaponification happens.

[@MyClarissa21]

G th hank you much!!!!

[@the4thj]

Where did you get that program/software?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

link in the description

[@farticlesofconflatulation]

Can it be made from human grease? I’m asking for a friend.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Any fats can be used to make soap

[@XepherClouds]

I recommend putting the soap in while it's a bit more liquid you can add the color and scent in earlier as well it just come out as a less crumbly and smoother bar :) also using a soap power dye us a lot more vibrent

[@sheilahendee7798]

If u line ur mold with freezer or wax paper it will release easier

[@LR140996YTV]

Does it still smelling like bacon?

[@mudkip9531]

Can you add bacon bits to the final soap and eat it to clean your stomach?

[@serieslush]

Why not cold-process it?

[@gloryannamaris9482]

yes I thought about too.

[@kayraykiewicz8511]

Nice process! Next time you can always get a silicone mold though. It makes life so much easier. And they last for years.

[@kath5201]

Does it smell like bacon????

[@DeterminedDIYer]

I use one of those mini loaf pans or muffin tins. :)

[@gloryannamaris9482]

I enjoyed this vedio

[@Phoenix_Atlas]

Why is it so crumbly?

[@homelessEh]

totes should have lined that mould with wax papes

[@latranquilagr28]

Cool I watched the king of random and then saw your video. Nice job if you line your mold with baking paper it helps to pull the soap out better 🙃🙂

[@scottyg4605]

Thanks for sharing this great video and the gospel. Very informative. God bless you and your family. 1 Peter 3:15-16 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behaviour in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.

[@carlossiordia2528]

I MADE MAISELF

[@discgolftrainnut]

Does it smell like bacon?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

DanEngeWood- Dan I added lavender to it so it smells like soap and lavender. You can add any fragrance you want to it but it should not really smell like bacon or grease once it turns into soap most all of the oils should be converted leaving only traces of the original grease.

[@pauswanson]

My history class watched this. it makes complete sense.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

awesome! Tell your teacher good choice:)

[@asola4567]

Nice video, thank you. As for releasing the soap, if you had lined your mold w/parchment paper, it would have been much easier to remove the soap from it :) Thank you again for sharing this w/us. Beautiful family💕

[@faithgray8917]

I'm going to try to make it out of oil greece

[@truthseeker2718]

Ya cool we should

[@markbusch1252]

is this your first time trying to make soap?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

+Mark Busch yes, actually turned out better than my second time:)

[@Seq-ei2pw]

ha fight club was accurate

[@humzachaudhary4390]

I’d eat I don’t know how it would taste though.

[@nplawyer74]

Interesting, but I can't help but wonder how useful/cost effective this really is when costs for your time are taken into account. I can buy 3-6 months' worth of bath soap at Sam's Club for about $10. What's the yield on this soap recipe? I use bacon grease to season and coat the cast iron cookware that I use on a daily basis, so that doesn't go to waste.

[@codyrod]

Nathan L obviously! 😉 the point is being self sufficient. If we ever end up like Venezuela, you might need to know this sort of thing.

[@wretched17]

was thinking about that scene from fight club the entire time while watching this. anyone else? >;P

[@veronicawilliams2612]

I'm sorry I would not have post mine I messed up the first time cause my scale was off balance but I got the game and gone I made so a fear time I may just make some tomorrow if the lord say the same.

[@TheRfleming]

ok this is good.

[@robe1kanobe]

I was just wondering why your cleansing ability out of 12 to 22 is a 1 for this recipe? Doesn't seem like it's going to clean your hands very well based on this. All the other numbers were in the ball park.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

+robe1kanobe I am not sure if that is accurate or not but this soap did wotk pretty well for hand washing. Would not be a good degreaser or dish soap though,

[@robe1kanobe]

thanks

[@lanceheckerman6183]

Amen.

[@walterkersting1362]

Old spice instead of lavender.

[@dave4854]

strain the bacon grease thru a coffee filter, there will not be any pieces of anything in it

[@vibez4669]

.im gonna do this and walk to a pg and be like do I smell fresh

[@BobMuhKnob]

I like the bible verse after the video, even though the bible condemns pork and says it is unclean. You're not even supposed to touch it, according to the bible. lmao

[@SSLFamilyDad]

+BobMuhKnob Well, you kind of opened yourself up to the bible lesson so here it is - In the old testament God gave many laws to the Israelites. These laws were specifically for them at that time in history and before Christ came into the world. Although many Christians like to follow some of these laws they are not commanded by God for us to follow. Only the Jewish faith recognizes these old testament laws as being required for their salvation. When Christ came into the world and died for our sins a new covenant was made with his blood. No longer were we to sacrifice animals and other old testament rules and rituals. That includes the rules about eating certain foods and animals. You make a good point about that being stated in the bible but those laws are no longer meant for us as believers in Christ. Thanks for the comment and I hope I didn't offend you in any way, just wanted to clarify. Romans 7:6 - But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code.

[@BobMuhKnob]

+SSLFamilyDad Cool story! Guess the ten commandments, and everything else in the old testament (3/4 or the bible) can be deleted, then. Might want to reread the bible, bud. You aren't allowed to ignore the old testament laws. Nothing in the bible says that. And you talk about Jews like they're old has beens. They spawned christians. Christianity is nothing but a Jewish sect based off of old, middle eastern superstitious beliefs, which are further copied from religions thousands of years older than that. But nice try...

[@lechatbotte.]

+BobMuhKnob Oh boy. God gave the instructions to the Israelites for two simple reasons the first being cleanliness. Most of the animals mentioned are not clean i.e. pigs and without refrigeration that would make them susceptible to diseases. The second it was a show of obedience. It was a law regarding food NOT regarding salvation. So since it was regarding food we must keep it in that context. You want to keep Kosher fine do so, however it is NOT required for our salvation.

[@CommonCentsRob]

Wow. How about Acts 10:19 then? Colossians 2:13. There was no argument in him and he didn't mislead anyone. Calm down.

[@lechatbotte.]

We read that God told Peter to arise and eat of all the animals and to NOT call what he said was now clean unclean.

[@fashionwire3364]

Wear rubber gloves! And use a stick blender, don't stir with your hand for half an hour.

[@bpereztab]

If you clean your bacon fat before using, your soap will come out white.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

I added red food coloring, that is why it was that color. It would have been white if I hadn't

[@Ilovechicken131]

Haleluyah!!!

[@sheshallalangford984]

thank you and loved the information you have given about the soap making process. Remember the prayer is God Almighty forgive me for adultery, fornication, covertness, blasphemy, lying, murder and homosexuality in the name of Jesus amen then baptism for the washing away of admitted sin and thanks again for the information

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Your welcome, thanks!!

[@markmiller7529]

Im just looking this up out of boredom the bible verse threw me off completely

[@lastfirst78]

I want a T-Shirt that says, " Yahweh is sovereign we are not" But people might not understand that. But they would if you replaced God with Yahweh. They are the same thing. I am a beggar for God's mercy. People want God's justice. I do not because there would be nothing left of me. I am saddened by lost souls. This is the task.

[@jphays834]

nevermind I found it. :)

[@taketheredpill117]

Im vegan. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@beanieboolover6946]

Ewwww

[@SSLFamilyDad]

+BeanieBooLover just done eat it:)

[@veronicawilliams2612]

Yuck

[@SDRob01]

Or go to Dollar store, buy like a year's worth of soap for a few bucks. And skip the risk of chemical burns. :-)

[@stormykitten9957]

😆 or buy dollar store soap with chemicals that will dry your skin.. Sorry I prefer natural.

[@KMiley]

parasite soap.

[@stormykitten9957]

No, you're wrong. I just came to this channel to see how to make homade soap with vacon grease from a gentleman whom said he used to have really bad acne as a teenager, and his grandmother made this soap for him and gis skin cleared up. He also said he is kicking himself for not writing down the recipe so he could have this type of soap again. So hear I am to make it for him. What say you???