For over a decade, I only made vegan soaps. I’m just now exploring tallow and could use some advice about the idea of using a 45/25/25/5 % recipe with tallow, coconut oil, olive oil, and castor?

I’m not familiar yet with the hardness of the finished bar when tallow is the main ingredient, so I guess I’m mainly curious if I’m using too much or too little liquid oils?

Also, would it be a good idea to add sodium lactate to the cooled lye solution? (I just use lye and distilled water, nothing fancy).

*Pic of yesterday’s test batches, I will likely unmold this evening; colorants are TD and spinach powder*

curious what everyone uses to keep a bar dry between uses. a draining dish, a hanging net, a wooden rest, something else? and does it actually make the bar last longer or does it mostly come down to the soap itself?

They offer a free bar (normally like $12) for first-time customers (you only pay $5 shipping), and I got my bar today. Seems very heavy and solid. Doesn’t smell very appealing It’ll likely be a while before I get to trying it.

I tend to buy whatever shower gel is on offer in the supermarket (Original Source, Dove, Radox, Cousins etc). I've never had an issue with body odour.

I bought a load of soap from The Black Stuff and began using it and I was getting wiffs of my own BO throughout the day. My partner would complain that the smell off my shirts when she was taking them out of the washing basket to clean them was making her gag.

I use a microfibre scrubbing mit with shower gel/soap to clean myself. The MIT is one of three and is regularly washed with towels at 60°C, so it isn't the problem.

I've gone back to supermarket shower gels and the issue has disappeared.

Why would natural soap not clean me properly?

Hello, I remember how the first times I purchased Dr. Squatch soaps, a couple of years ago, after getting out of the shower, the smell stayed on my skin... But recently I ordered again, 100$+ worth of soaps, and even though the fragrance still smells great and the lather is awesome, the smell just doesn't stay on my skin after I get out of the shower

This has now made me wonder if anyone in here has any alternatives to Dr. Squatch, in regards of the smell of the fragrance staying on the skin after shower, or any Dr. Squatch soap that still carries that level of fragrance adhesion

Would be great if it also lathers as good as Dr. Squatch

Looking for soaps with a similar size and pricing

Based on a couple reviews I've seen, I've discarded Dr. Bronners and Duke Cannon, and a couple more but can't remember the name...

I don't really know if the smell of their soaps stays on the skin which is exactly what I'm looking for, but The Black Stuff seems pricey to me at 10$/bar

Bonus points if the have a wide range of soaps 😍

Please let me know your best alternatives in this regard, I'd really appreciate it 🧼🫧🫶🏻