Hello. I'm a 31 year old man. Grew up butchering cows and still do a few every year. And I've always felt a level of conviction about the throw away stuff. I've only recently been interested in this process. This is an amazing way to use every bit. Thank you for posting.
I process cow offal for my dogs’ food from local slaughterhouses and keep the best bits of fat for rendering. I’m a fourth-generation (that I know of!) pure tallow soap maker!
As a chemist the emergency vinegar wash is quite correct, Lye is Sodium Hydroxide, it is very very caustic and will cause chemical burns of a very serious nature if not promptly washed off, Vinegar is even better, Lye is very hydroscopic so it absorbs water fast from the air.
Lye is a caustic which is an alkaline meaning it has a high ph. Caustic has a very high ph compared the ph level your skin needs. Vinegar is acidic meaning it has a low ph. Your skin has a tolerance level of 4.7 to 5.7 which is slightly acidic to help fight of bacteria and help prevent dehydration anything above or below that can start to cause skin irritation. The further away from that ph tolerance you get and the longer, the more severe the irritation becomes causing a chemical burn. The idea of adding the acidic vinegar to treat the alkaline caustic is to neutralize the ph level to stop the chemical reaction on your skin
I made your soap recipe this morning! I just found your videos this week and you have opened my eyes to a wonderful world of tallow! 😄 Since I found you, this week, I sourced, bought, and rendered 35 lb of beef fat, and I’ve made your healing balm, drawing balm, whipped and solid tallow balm, and this soap recipe. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, and Including such great recipes! I am hoping to make your recipe for shampoo bars next, I just need to get some castor oil for it. ♥️
Best teaching video I’ve watched in years! Thank you for getting to the point. Most how to videos the person loves their voice so much it takes 45 minutes to explain every detail they could find to sound intelligent meanwhile you forget what you wanted to do. You are the best!
Wow! I just made my first soap yesterday, and my second and third today, pure coconut oil the first one because I didn't want to wait 4 weeks to try it. Then I started to surch for a recipies with tallow because I know someone with sheep and think I can get as much tallow as I want from him. And then I found you 😁 so thank you! I'm so gonna watch more of your videos.
Thanks! Had a recipe for a mixed oil tallow soap, but this is what I was looking for. Tip: for mixing lye, get the container up higher, it helps keep your head back instead of over the top of the gases that come off.
Hi Marisa, I just discovered you, nice to meet someone else interested in natural and healthy alternatives to the commercial products out there. These came out great, well done.
I love the analogy the snow falls on the lake. I could never remember which goes in first. Thank you so much. I love your videos, I also love the background Music.
Wonderful video Marissa. I'm one of those intimidated by lye, and you gave me confidence to use it. Makes so much sense to take it outside. Thank you for sharing all the knowledge with us!
I just made my first batch of tallow soap to your recipe. It is really warm like you said it would be. I made pure tallow with lavender and lemongrass essential oils. :~)
Thank u very much I have been having difficulty that if I should use tallow for my soap it may not come out well am really grateful for u sharing ur recipe
Very nice demonstration...this entails a good bit of work and time and accessories but ill try making a batch eventually here...appreciate all the valuable info..
Hi there! Thank you for this recipe! If I want to use your recipe but add activated charcoal and coconut oil, will that change any of the other measurements in your recipe? Thank you :)
Thank you. Looking forward to making this today. Can I pack the soap in individual bags while letting cute for 4 weeks or does it need to be sitting out without covering? Ty again.
Not to step on the creator's toes but lye is necessary to turn the fat into soap. You can make your own from wood ashes if you like, but all soap has had lye in it. When cured, all the lye has been used up, so there is none left in the finished product.
The saponification process requires a substance with a strong enough alkalinity (pH 13 or 14) to break the ester bonds of the fat molecules. Lye is the most commonly available substance with a pH that high. Any others would be just as dangerous or even more dangerous, as that's simply a feature of a very high pH. If you can't buy lye where you live, you can make it out of hardwood ashes.
This is the second video of yours I've watched today, and one I hope I get to put into use. I have a bag or two of deer tallow saved up for rendering and "crafting" with. I'm going to start with candles and see how it goes, but I'd like to get to soap eventually!
I think what you are doing is divine. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you very much. Keep preaching what you believe. The Bible says " no one buys of their merchandize anymore. Thank you.
Great instruction video and am new to the tallow world. When you render the tallow, do you purify using water and salt to remove the “meaty” aroma? Sorry, I can’t seem to find your recipe. Can you please share it again. Looking forward to watching more of your videos 🙏
Hi, I love watching your videos. I would like to know how can I triple the recipe to make a bigger batch just like you did with 3 loaves. Thank you so much
Really enjoyed this instructional video. Just found bushed rendering my first tallow. I’m excited to do some Soaping with it. Blessings to you and your family. 🦋
Hello, just discovered your DIY videos. We grow our own beef and pigs. I rendered a lot of the leaf lard from the pigs and suet from the cows. Being retired now, I have more time, but also and needing to watch my spending. So was on the lookout for a simple soap recipe. Looking forward to trying your tallow soap. Would you also have a recommendation for an additive that will help with poison ivy rash? I am highly allergic to poison ivy. It tends to find me when I least expect it. Much thanks in advance!
Impatients Balsamina is the only thing that works with my poison oak. They say jewel weed, too. I grow Balsamina everywhere, you can even eat it. Jewel weed grows wild.
Hi Thank you for the clear recipe 👌 My question is regarding whenever I’ve used soap made from animal fats, they seem to be extra greasy. Or sometimes excessively gelatinous. Is the oil-lye-water ratio off? Or is slightly oily or gelatinous “par for the course”, w Lye and animal fats? Thanks 🙏
I didnt see it anywhere but do you clean the leftover crockpot and mixing bowl that had lye in the dishwasher? Would you keep it separate from everything else in the kitchen? thanks in advance.
Hi Marisa! I have two questions from this video: 1, why do you have to wait 4 weeks before actually using the soap?? 2, is there a way to infuse the whole herb instead of essential oils into the soap?? Thank you !
It was quite easy. I will keep the latex gloves on the whole time once I add the lye next time. As it trace is quite drying for my skin and it stung my skin a little bit too :~)
Hi! So it is not necessary to cook the mixture for longer after it reaches trace? I have seen videos where they let it cook for another hour after it reaches that point, it bubbles over on itself, and the texture is not nearly as smooth. It’s OK to let it reach trace and then pour right into the mold?
Great video :) thank you for sharing your art of soapmaking ... It's such an interesting process. I love soap ... Keep at it , seems you have it down very well. Thanks again
I added essential oil to my rendered tallow. Can I still make soap from it now that there is a bit of oil in it? Or will that change the chemistry? Thank you!
Do you keep a separate crockpot and blender for soaps? I’ve never made soap, would like too and worried about the lye. Should I keep the tools I use for soap separately and not use for my cooking? Also, I like fruity smelling soaps, what brand of essential oils do you recommend, that have organic and have fruit scented oils. Thanks great video!
I am super super excited seeing your channel for the first time. I just subscribed because u have made my day. I have one question - can this serve as a bathing soap?
Hello. I'm a 31 year old man. Grew up butchering cows and still do a few every year. And I've always felt a level of conviction about the throw away stuff. I've only recently been interested in this process. This is an amazing way to use every bit. Thank you for posting.
Yes, I'm so glad to hear it! There are so many good uses for the extras!
Thanks
Heathen!
I process cow offal for my dogs’ food from local slaughterhouses and keep the best bits of fat for rendering. I’m a fourth-generation (that I know of!) pure tallow soap maker!
@@lucasrenz3984 take your hate elsewhere. Better yet, improve your mood, eat a steak .
As a chemist the emergency vinegar wash is quite correct, Lye is Sodium Hydroxide, it is very very caustic and will cause chemical burns of a very serious nature if not promptly washed off, Vinegar is even better, Lye is very hydroscopic so it absorbs water fast from the air.
You say we can switch the lye for vinegar ?
Yes. I have seen Fight Club. But thank you for the scientific answer. Haha
@@meishirafitness2018no, that is not what was said.
I keep the vinegar in a spray bottle, easy to spritz it anywhere it is needed.
Lye is a caustic which is an alkaline meaning it has a high ph. Caustic has a very high ph compared the ph level your skin needs. Vinegar is acidic meaning it has a low ph. Your skin has a tolerance level of 4.7 to 5.7 which is slightly acidic to help fight of bacteria and help prevent dehydration anything above or below that can start to cause skin irritation. The further away from that ph tolerance you get and the longer, the more severe the irritation becomes causing a chemical burn. The idea of adding the acidic vinegar to treat the alkaline caustic is to neutralize the ph level to stop the chemical reaction on your skin
Snow falling on the water is a great trick to remember, thanks
That part where she said chisel out the tallow from mason jar, I felt that
I made your soap recipe this morning! I just found your videos this week and you have opened my eyes to a wonderful world of tallow! 😄 Since I found you, this week, I sourced, bought, and rendered 35 lb of beef fat, and I’ve made your healing balm, drawing balm, whipped and solid tallow balm, and this soap recipe. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, and Including such great recipes! I am hoping to make your recipe for shampoo bars next, I just need to get some castor oil for it. ♥️
I'm so glad you found them! Tallow is so much fun! :)
Does the lye water mixture need to be a specific temp before pouring into tallow.
Best teaching video I’ve watched in years! Thank you for getting to the point. Most how to videos the person loves their voice so much it takes 45 minutes to explain every detail they could find to sound intelligent meanwhile you forget what you wanted to do. You are the best!
Thank you so much! This is the best comment ever 😊
You are one of the best women who make life better for ppl of z world. How lucky is your husband.
Wow, thank you so much! :)
"snow unto the lake!" brilliant! thank you for your calming voice and precise explanations
I have a bar of your tallow soap that I'm using now. I like it. I'm glad you make them because I don't have that kind of time.
I'm so glad you like it! 😊💕
Thank you for the feedback it is greatly appreciated!
You’re one of the only youtubers I can watch first thing in the morning haha, So chill and relaxing.
Haha, that's awesome, thank you!
Thanks. Will try this with our goat tallow.
Perfect! You're welcome :)
Wow! I just made my first soap yesterday, and my second and third today, pure coconut oil the first one because I didn't want to wait 4 weeks to try it. Then I started to surch for a recipies with tallow because I know someone with sheep and think I can get as much tallow as I want from him. And then I found you 😁 so thank you! I'm so gonna watch more of your videos.
Wonderful! You can do the hot process with tallow as well if you don't want to wait 4 weeks :)
Great. That was what I was wondering. If I could use sheep fat.
@@bumblebeeapothecary do you have a link for the hot process? Thank you so much
Thanks! Had a recipe for a mixed oil tallow soap, but this is what I was looking for. Tip: for mixing lye, get the container up higher, it helps keep your head back instead of over the top of the gases that come off.
Hi Marisa, I just discovered you, nice to meet someone else interested in natural and healthy alternatives to the commercial products out there. These came out great, well done.
Thank you!! I'm going to check your channel out as well! 😊
I love the analogy the snow falls on the lake. I could never remember which goes in first. Thank you so much. I love your videos, I also love the background Music.
I'm so glad, thank you! :)
Wow, thank you for sharing how to make soap! Im excited to try it! I was just watching how to render some beef fat and the soap video came up next.
You're welcome!
I'm getting ready to make my first batch of soap and I have been looking for a really good clean recipe, thank you!
This works well, this is the recipe we used!
Wonderful video Marissa. I'm one of those intimidated by lye, and you gave me confidence to use it. Makes so much sense to take it outside. Thank you for sharing all the knowledge with us!
So glad to hear it!
I just made my first batch of tallow soap to your recipe. It is really warm like you said it would be. I made pure tallow with lavender and lemongrass essential oils. :~)
Thank you for sharing :)
I just found this video and I’m definitely gonna save it and use my fat trimmings from my rib roast primals to make the fat! Love the video!
Thanks for the recipe. I made it right the first time, and the soap is wonderful.
I made this as the first soap I have ever made. It went perfectly! I love this soap. Thank you for this video.
I want to try make a small batch for personal use. Thank you for simplifying the process
the best soap i have ever made tried your recipe doing it cold process and it is great the lather is so nice thank yo
I'm so glad to hear it! Thank you for sharing :)
Thank u very much I have been having difficulty that if I should use tallow for my soap it may not come out well am really grateful for u sharing ur recipe
You're welcome! :)
Greetings ma, you have a lovely work 🙂
How can i get your soap mold n the tallow oil because what I'm using is palm kernel oil
At 7:18 do you have a link for that wavy soap cutter? The given link is out of service.
Amazing
Best video... You are my inspiration
Your channel
Is so incredible! You have taught me so much! I’m so greatful! Thank you so much and God Bless you!
Very nice demonstration...this entails a good bit of work and time and accessories but ill try making a batch eventually here...appreciate all the valuable info..
Hi there! Thank you for this recipe! If I want to use your recipe but add activated charcoal and coconut oil, will that change any of the other measurements in your recipe? Thank you :)
Great tutorial, lots of details. Nice yellow final colour, typical for tallow soap.- Greetings from Huasco, Atacama, Chile
Thank you very much!
Thank you. Looking forward to making this today. Can I pack the soap in individual bags while letting cute for 4 weeks or does it need to be sitting out without covering? Ty again.
Hi Marisa, I totally enjoyed your video. Is there a specific reason for using Lye and would there be an alternative ingredient that can also be used?
Not to step on the creator's toes but lye is necessary to turn the fat into soap. You can make your own from wood ashes if you like, but all soap has had lye in it. When cured, all the lye has been used up, so there is none left in the finished product.
The saponification process requires a substance with a strong enough alkalinity (pH 13 or 14) to break the ester bonds of the fat molecules. Lye is the most commonly available substance with a pH that high. Any others would be just as dangerous or even more dangerous, as that's simply a feature of a very high pH.
If you can't buy lye where you live, you can make it out of hardwood ashes.
Thank you for shareing. Ive been making goat milk soap for years..this will be a fun recipe to try and tallow is so good for our skin.
I don’t like to use lye can I use melt & pour soap?
Do you have a shareable source for the bowls you are using, they look very good quality!
This is the second video of yours I've watched today, and one I hope I get to put into use. I have a bag or two of deer tallow saved up for rendering and "crafting" with. I'm going to start with candles and see how it goes, but I'd like to get to soap eventually!
Hoping everything works out well for you!
@@bumblebeeapothecary thanks!
You're such a nice bee loving tallow loving soap making lady 🐝
I think what you are doing is divine. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you very much. Keep preaching what you believe. The Bible says " no one buys of their merchandize anymore. Thank you.
Madam Marisa, thanks for your video of tallow soap making, ma'am, I didn't know third ingredient besides
Tallow and olive oil; what you added, Tell me the name of third ingredient please !
You can find the recipe here! bumblebeeapothecary.com/pure-tallow-soap-recipe-how-to-make-soap-from-scratch/#more-896
I plan on making this recipe next week! Can you tell me how much fragrance oil to use for a loaf the size that you made? Thank you!
Love HomeMade soap ! Been making its for years
Did you use the wet method here to purify or used the Tallow as is.
How and where do you store the soap bars to cure for the four weeks? Do you have to cover them or do you leave uncovered?
Thank you 😊
Great instruction video and am new to the tallow world. When you render the tallow, do you purify using water and salt to remove the “meaty” aroma? Sorry, I can’t seem to find your recipe. Can you please share it again. Looking forward to watching more of your videos 🙏
Excellent.
Could you substitute lard for the tallow?
Thank you love this
Hi, I love watching your videos. I would like to know how can I triple the recipe to make a bigger batch just like you did with 3 loaves. Thank you so much
When you cut the bars and are curing them do you wrap them in anything?
Thank you thank you
What happens if you use it before the 4 week curing period? Thanks! 💓
hi ! is it possible to put dried flowers on the top of these after you pour it into the molds?
Great instructional video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge ❤
Hello,
When curing the soap, do you leave it out on a cooling rack, in a container or wrapped?
Thank you
Really enjoyed this instructional video. Just found bushed rendering my first tallow. I’m excited to do some Soaping with it. Blessings to you and your family. 🦋
Typo- ‘just finished rendering’
I’m so glad! Blessings to you as well 😊
pls can I get the measurements of the items, lye, water, tallow and vinegar
Where do you get the tallow? When do you add color? Very informative! Thank you for sharing
Could this bar of soap be use for hair face and body?
Hello, just discovered your DIY videos. We grow our own beef and pigs. I rendered a lot of the leaf lard from the pigs and suet from the cows. Being retired now, I have more time, but also and needing to watch my spending. So was on the lookout for a simple soap recipe. Looking forward to trying your tallow soap. Would you also have a recommendation for an additive that will help with poison ivy rash? I am highly allergic to poison ivy. It tends to find me when I least expect it. Much thanks in advance!
Impatients Balsamina is the only thing that works with my poison oak. They say jewel weed, too. I grow Balsamina everywhere, you can even eat it. Jewel weed grows wild.
Hi
Thank you for the clear recipe 👌
My question is regarding whenever I’ve used soap made from animal fats, they seem to be extra greasy. Or sometimes excessively gelatinous.
Is the oil-lye-water ratio off?
Or is slightly oily or gelatinous “par for the course”, w Lye and animal fats?
Thanks 🙏
Can you make magnesium soap.?
Thank you for this recipe. Where do you buy your lye?
I didnt see it anywhere but do you clean the leftover crockpot and mixing bowl that had lye in the dishwasher? Would you keep it separate from everything else in the kitchen? thanks in advance.
This is very good stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Marisa! I have two questions from this video: 1, why do you have to wait 4 weeks before actually using the soap?? 2, is there a way to infuse the whole herb instead of essential oils into the soap?? Thank you !
Enjoyed this! Thank you for making this info available to us❤
Seems cool and you do have nice skin
Hi Marissa I love your simple and easy to learn videos I am going to give your recipe a try 😊
Thank you! Enjoy :)
It was quite easy. I will keep the latex gloves on the whole time once I add the lye next time. As it trace is quite drying for my skin and it stung my skin a little bit too :~)
Can you add tallow to melt pour soaps
I don't know, I haven't done any melt and pour soaps.
Can we use a crock pot we use for food? Or do you recommend using a different one that food will not be used in?
Hi! So it is not necessary to cook the mixture for longer after it reaches trace? I have seen videos where they let it cook for another hour after it reaches that point, it bubbles over on itself, and the texture is not nearly as smooth. It’s OK to let it reach trace and then pour right into the mold?
Awesome thanks. Nice video
What other options than lye? Do you have another type of process?
Thank you so much for your clear instructions. I'm just about to go make some soap, for the first time. EEeeeeexciting
That’s great! Have fun! 😊🙌🏼
Thanks for the great video! What happens if i use the soap before 4 weeks is up?
Great video :) thank you for sharing your art of soapmaking ... It's such an interesting process. I love soap ... Keep at it , seems you have it down very well. Thanks again
Thanks
Wow looks super easy! Excited to make some soaps this year! Thank you. And, You are absolutely beautiful!!!
Have fun making soap!
Can you use baking soda in place of lye? Lye is so caustic.
How well does it lather?
Is there something that I can cover the soap with during the 4 weeks to keep them from collecting dust?
I added essential oil to my rendered tallow. Can I still make soap from it now that there is a bit of oil in it? Or will that change the chemistry? Thank you!
Thank you. Amazing🎉🎉🎉
Do you keep a separate crockpot and blender for soaps? I’ve never made soap, would like too and worried about the lye. Should I keep the tools I use for soap separately and not use for my cooking?
Also, I like fruity smelling soaps, what brand of essential oils do you recommend, that have organic and have fruit scented oils.
Thanks great video!
I am super super excited seeing your channel for the first time. I just subscribed because u have made my day. I have one question - can this serve as a bathing soap?
Good morning , is the 100 degrees c or f I’m from the U.K. . Thank you xxxx
Hi, I am watching from Singapore. Where can I buy your soap?
How would you do the cooking method in the crockpot so the soap is usable directly when cooled?
Do you have to use lye?
I'm going to try this today. Thank you for the recipe!
Is it OK if I use lard instead of tallow?
Beautiful! I'll definitely give this is a try
Go for it!
Great channel and i love watxhing the old-school ideas! Im subbed; keep them coming!
So glad to hear it! Thank you for your support :)
Great video thanks
Are there any alternatives to mixing the lye? I live in an apartment.