Lard soap recipes are versatile and can be easily created. Lard soap is wonderfully creamy and so good for your skin. It will condition and moisturize your skin like no other soap and the best part is that you have made it yourself, so you know exactly what is in it.
We have compiled some cold process lard soap recipes. You can render your own lard from scratch.
Lard can be a controversial ingredient in soapmaking. Some believe that animal fat will make their soap greasy and clog pores. Actually, it is quite the contrary. Lard resembles the structure of human skin cells which is composed of saturated fats. Lard soap is closer to our skin than plant-based soaps.
From a soapmaking perspective, the ingredient is wonderful! A lard soap recipe will produce a creamy, white, hard and long-lasting bar. Other benefits are that lard is a soapmaking ingredient that is easy to access and inexpensive. It can be great for starting out or as a staple to all your recipes.
I can appreciate that certain people prefer to not use animal products and respect this choice. Alternatively, lard is a sustainable ingredient because we are using all the animal has to offer.
I obtained some pig fat and rendered it myself. It was a great old school experience that I think we should all try once.
These 5 lard recipes can be made in your kitchen with easy to find and common ingredients.
Lard and Coconut
INGREDIENTS
Fats, oils and butters
- 480 grams lard
- 120 grams coconut oil
Lye solution
- 85 grams lye (sodium hydroxide)
- 228 grams distilled water
Scent (optional) can be added at trace
- 20 to 36 grams of your favorite essential oils or fragrance oils (you will need a little over 30 milliliters bottle the equivalent of about one fluid ounce).
This lard soap recipe makes about 2 pounds of soap which will produce about 6-7 bars of soap.
100% Lard Soap
* Please note that achieving trace with this recipe may take a while (20 to 30 minutes). Use your stick blender for 10-20 seconds every 1-2 minutes. I usually blend for about 15 seconds each minute at the start and gradually blend further apart as the mixture gradually thickens.
INGREDIENTS
Fats, oils and butters
- 600 grams lard
Lye solution
- 80 grams lye (sodium hydroxide)
- 228 grams distilled water
Scent (optional) can be added at trace
- 20 to 36 grams of your favorite essential oils or fragrance oils (you will need a little over 30 milliliters bottle the equivalent of about one fluid ounce).
This lard soap recipe makes about 2 pounds of soap which will produce about 6-7 bars of soap.
Lard and Olive Soap
INGREDIENTS
Fats, oils and butters
- 300 grams lard
- 270 grams olive oil
- 30 grams castor oil
Lye solution
- 79 grams lye (sodium hydroxide)
- 228 grams distilled water
Scent (optional) can be added at trace
- 20 to 36 grams of your favorite essential oils or fragrance oils (you will need a little over 30 milliliters bottle the equivalent of about one fluid ounce).
This lard soap recipe makes about 2 pounds of soap which will produce about 6-7 bars of soap.
Creamy Lard Soap
INGREDIENTS
Fats, oils and butters
- 240 grams lard
- 120 grams palm kernel oil
- 120 grams wheat germ oil
- 60 grams cocoa butter
- 60 grams avocado oil
Lye solution
- 83 grams lye (sodium hydroxide)
- 228 grams distilled water
Scent (optional) can be added at trace
- 20 to 36 grams of your favorite essential oils or fragrance oils (you will need a little over 30 milliliters bottle the equivalent of about one fluid ounce).
This lard soap recipe makes about 2 pounds of soap which will produce about 6-7 bars of soap.
Basic Lard Soap
INGREDIENTS
Fats, oils and butters
- 390 grams lard
- 150 grams coconut oil
- 60 grams cocoa butter
Lye solution
- 86 grams lye (sodium hydroxide)
- 228 grams distilled water
Scent (optional) can be added at trace
- 20 to 36 grams of your favorite essential oils or fragrance oils (you will need a little over 30 milliliters bottle the equivalent of about one fluid ounce).
This lard soap recipe makes about 2 pounds of soap which will produce about 6-7 bars of soap.
If you are in a spot where you are unable to use soap and water, hand sanitizer is a decent substitute.