Handmade Herbal Soap Making
Cold water
1 pint 
Flaked lye 6
ounces
Clean lard 3
pounds
Essential Oil
6 tsp.
Pour the water into a Pyrex
or enamel bowl and slowly add
the lye while stirring. Stir
the lye until it is fully
dissolved, and allow to sit
for 15 minutes. Melt the lard
in a pan on low heat. Filter
out any impurities by pouring
the hot fat through a
strainer lined with a paper
coffee filter, then allow it
to cool to temperature safe
enough to handle. Now, slowly
pour the lye solution into
the fat while stirring. Add 6
tsp. of your favorite
essential oil and continue to
stir until thoroughly
blended. Allow this to sit
for 20 - 30 minutes. Pour the
mixture into
cheesecloth
lined molds of your choosing.
These can be anything from an
empty egg carton, sheetcake
pan, or any other suitable
form. Cover the molds with a
towel and allow them to sit
for two days. At this point,
carefully remove soap from
molds. You can cut bars from
the ones made in flat
sheetcake pans at this point.
Place the bars evenly spaced
(to allow air flow) on paper
lined racks and allow them to
cure for about 3 to 4 weeks
in a cool dry place. Makes
about 3 lbs.
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