MikeInPdx

Really? I did hear something like that. Someone else said, btw, that if you rebatch it with the oven method, it'll take care of the curing time as well. Is that true?

Ouch, that's not too good. The problem is, the friend's vegan, so I can't use lard. She's also allergic against OO, so I can't use it. I can't get a hold of palm or palm kernel oil. What can I use to make some soap for her?

Look over in the health foods stores at their vegetable shortenings.....many of the organic brands are palm oil.

You can also use the trans fat style vegetable shortening. I use the Kroger/Fred Meyer type, although the Supervalu/Albertsons/SaveALot is the same thing. Hard bar with soybean and cottonseed oil. It doesn't last as long as lard or palm, but I haven't had DOS problems with it.

Hello,

My name is Mike and I've been soaping for about a year now. I came over here on the recommendation of a friend from another forum, and I'm looking forward to participating.

I understand that garlic has a lot of benefits, but I would still rather save it for my cooking.