How I make soap

All Purpose Soap
24 oz. coconut oil
38 oz. lard
24 oz. olive oil (inexpensive kind)
Total weight of fats is 5# 6oz. I don’t always use these measurements. If I don’t have enough olive oil, I make up for it with another kind. Sometimes I even use all lard. I even use all recycled oil from the cafe in town after I strain it several times.
12 oz. lye ( I use household 100% lye drain opener)
32 oz. water
2 oz fragrance
½ to ¾ cup chopped oats (optional)
2- thermometers (candy thermometers work fine)
Measure everything by weight.
Line molds with freezer paper (shiny side up) or parchment paper.
Prepare all ingredients before starting process.
Run sink part way full of cold water and set plastic container of water 32oz. into sink. Slowly pour measured lye into water while stirring.
Melt lard 38 oz. = 2 lbs. 6 oz.
Coconut oil 24 oz = 1 lb. 8 oz.
Total 3 lbs. 14 oz.
Add olive oil 24oz.
When lye water and oils are both at 110 – 120 degrees at the same time, slowly add lye water to oils while mixing with stick blender. When mixture comes to trace add fragrance, color and other add ingredients if desired. Mix these in and pour into mold(s). Cover with parchment or freezer paper and a couple of towels or a blanket. Let sit undisturbed 24 hours. At this time remove soap from mold and slice into bars of the desired size. Let cure for three weeks before using.
When I remove the soap from the molds I cut it into 4 bars 2 inches wide. I then slice it into 1 inch pieces.

My husband made my molds which are 8 in. X 9in. We used 1X4 lumber for the sides. For the bottom we just found a board to fit and used that. When I remove the soap from the molds I cut it into 4 bars 2 inches wide. I then slice it into 1 inch pieces.