RE: Tallow, my tallow soap does not disolve well in cold water

January 4, 2008

I recently tried a mix of tallow and coconut, 70/30 with 100% lye. And the soap

does not disolve well in cold or warm water, hot water is great though.

Do you know if the lard will help the tallow disolve in cold water?

Also do you know if 100% coconut soap would disolve better than these others.

thanks

Re: Tallow Posted by: " Lynne Bertrand " lobertrand@... lobertrand

Thu Jan 3, 2008 11:53 pm (PST)

Hi Rosemary, I have several good recipes for laundry soap but none are close to

the Fels Napha soap.. I also remember Fels Napha -it contains

naphalene which has been found to cause cancer in lab animals and so is now

illegal to use in commercial personal care products. However, naphalene is still

a great solvent and is also commonly used in moth balls, fungicides, lubricants

and other products. Its also naturally found in gasoline, coal tar and other

fossil fuels. If this hasn't put you off yet, you could buy naphalene from a

chemical supplier and add to your fav soap recipe. Just one of the advantages of

being a soapmaker.But as to my own laundry soap recipes, I make one for my own

use that includes only tallow. The one that I sell alot is called Pennsylvania

German soap contains lard and tallow but the exact ratio is a secret. And

lastly, my neighbors around here report that many early and current Pennsylvania

farmers use only lard or bacon grease in their soap. So, you may adapt this

recipe to your liking:Laundry Soap -65.4 parts fats (tallow or lard or

conbination)9.5 parts lye1.6 parts borax22.3 parts water1.2 parts Wisk free and

clear (optional)Render suet from butcher shop to make tallow. Render fatback

from butcher shop to make lard. Heat tallow and lard mixture to about 120 - 130

F. Dissolve lye into most of the water and cool to 100 -110 F. Pour lye into

fats while stirring constantly. Stir until light trace. Disperse borax into the

remaining water and add it to the soap while mixing constantly. Add Wisk while

stirring constantly. At trace, pour soap into mold. Allow to cure for 4 to 6

weeks.

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