Easy Soap Recipe with Lard

Keyword: basic soap, beginner soap, body-soap, hand-soap, nourishing soap

Read the soaping safely page, if you haven´t already
Dissolve NaOH in the water by slowly adding the NaOH to the water and stirring gently with the spoon. Leave the mixture, now called lye, to cool down
Melt Coconut Oil and mix it with the rest of the ingredients
Wait until the lye is between 86 and 104 degrees F (30-40 degrees C) and heat up the oils to approx the same temperature if needed
Mix the oils and the lye by slowly pouring the lye into the oils, blending it little by little
Use a stick blender for 1-5 minutes until trace
Pour your batter into a mold or molds as you prefer
Check if the soap is firm enough to cut and unmold after 48 hours
Cut the soap bars (if you used a big mold) and trim the edges
Leave to cure e.g. in a paper bag for 4 – 6 weeks and check pH. Store it by room temperature