tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521745573726978011.post8282435704697135769..comments2023-05-31T02:48:12.305-05:00Comments on 10th ave. soapworks: What do you put in your soap? (part 2)amalia@ahousewifewriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782918276353227838noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521745573726978011.post-67695616353899466912013-02-01T23:59:40.408-06:002013-02-01T23:59:40.408-06:00Well said! Maybe the meat industry needs to start...Well said! Maybe the meat industry needs to start a campaign re-educating consumer about animal fats!Shieh Design Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226775255371774677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521745573726978011.post-11567118819200032762013-01-20T12:42:22.328-06:002013-01-20T12:42:22.328-06:00Thanks, Louisa, I'm glad the post struck a cho...Thanks, Louisa, I'm glad the post struck a chord with you. I feel strongly about this and it bothers me that animal products are seen as inferior soaping oils (especially to people who haven't tried them!) How wonderful that you are able to grow your own meat AND soaping ingredients! :)Amy@10th Ave.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13287774801580108749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8521745573726978011.post-3634146680426586002013-01-01T02:25:18.057-06:002013-01-01T02:25:18.057-06:00Hi Amy, Thanks so much for this post. I soap with ...Hi Amy, Thanks so much for this post. I soap with tallow every batch, except for a few castile ones, for exactly the same reasons. I can't wait to read the article on how good tallow is for your skin. I live on a farm and we kill our own meat, so occasionally pork or lamb fat gets mixed with the beef. We get a mobile butcher to come and cut the meat up, he is great and keeps the best fat and them puts it all through the mincer (is it a grinder in the U.S.?) which makes it so easy to render. I love how the soap turns out, and when I have put other "luxury" butters and oils in my customers don't care, so I figure why go to the expense. Our tallow is free, and if I didn't render the fat it would be thrown out in the bush and encourage wild dogs and foxes. So it is a win win, I think.<br /><br />I was sad to read your good bye post, although I do understand it. I am glad to have been one person to have "met" you. I have loved reading your blog. I wish you all the best with your soaping, and what ever else life has planned for you.<br />Louisa McFarlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253193173554242346noreply@blogger.com