Try The Pioneer Soap Recipe
For A Mild Soap

If you're looking for a mild soap with light coloring, then you may want to try the Pioneer soap recipe below. It has been used for quite some time and is a great recipe for utilizing various additives.

It sets up quickly and is easy to use with most soap molds.

Pioneer Soap

• 106 ounces rendered fat, or tallow, or combination of both
• 14 ounces lye
• 41 ounces cold water

NOTE - If you use rendered kitchen fat you may opt to add fragrance to minimize the cooking odors.

Soap Qualities

• Mild
• Light colored. Typically off white, but color will vary depending on your choice of rendered fat
• Shows trailings quickly
• Sets up quickly and dries readily
• May be milled wet or dry
• Good for molds
• Good for additives