Here be a basic lye soap recipe yall might like.
4 pounds lard
8.8 oz lye
14 oz cool water
Like usual melt the fat an let cool ta 90°
Mix lye inta cool water an let cool ta 85°
Mix lye water inta fats an bring ta trace (might take a spell) then pour inta molds. I’ve found ifin after bout 15 ta 20 minutes a mixin an it ain’t traced yet (more en likely won’t) let it rest bout 5 minutes an mix some more (about another 5 minutes) just keep doin that till yall get yer trace.
Cut after bout 3 er 4 days an let cure 4 ta 6 weeks. It’ll look sumtin like this:
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