Cold Process Soapmaking Kit with Tallow

Palm free

Make your own traditional cold-process soap bars using our NZ-made cosmetic-grade tallow. Tallow has been used in soapmaking for centuries, and for good reason — it creates a beautifully firm, long-lasting bar with a rich, creamy lather and a gentle, conditioning finish. It’s especially well-suited to cold-process soap, helping to balance hardness, cleansing, and moisturising properties. Enjoy the satisfaction of crafting your own soap from scratch and the confidence of knowing exactly what goes into every bar.

Each kit will make approximately 10 x 100g bars of pure and natural soap. The kit comes complete with all the ingredients necessary, easy step-by-step instructions and a silicon loaf mould.

Equipment Needed
A stick blender is essential. A thermometer is recommended.

Ingredients:

230g Tallow
230g Coconut oil
230g Olive Oil
104g Sodium hydroxide
30g Essential oil*

*unless unfragranced

+ Optional: Calendula, Oat or Honey

Please note:
It often comes as a surprise to some people that all soap contains sodium hydroxide — but it’s a necessary ingredient. Soap simply can’t be made without it.

Many companies list the end result of the saponification process instead, where sodium hydroxide has been chemically combined with oils. For example:

• Tallow + sodium hydroxide = sodium tallowate
• Olive oil + sodium hydroxide = sodium oleate

When soap is correctly formulated, no sodium hydroxide remains in the final bar — it’s been fully reacted and is completely safe to use.

However, if too much sodium hydroxide is used, or the mixture isn’t blended thoroughly, the soap may become brittle, have visible streaks of lye, and should not be used. On the other hand, using too little sodium hydroxide will result in soap that’s too soft and may not set properly.

Getting the ingredient proportions right is critical — each oil requires a different amount of sodium hydroxide to turn it into soap.

NOTE: The refill PACK does not contain manual instructions, or silicone loaf mould. You can buy the refill pack Palm-free CP Soapmaking Refill PACK