Oink Soap

Why Soap from a Farm?  At Coulee View Family Farm we produce pasture raised pork, chicken, turkey and eggs using humane and sustainable methods.  Because we respect the animals that we raise, we strive to utilize the entire animal.  Traditionally pork fat was rendered  into lard, an oil which was used for cooking and making candles, soap and lamp oil.  Alternative materials have replaced lard in most uses.  In some cases, the current alternatives are petroleum based.  Because of the limited use for lard, we found our freezers filling up with fat that we were reluctant to discard as many producers are forced to do.  Enter Coulee View Oink Soap made with sustainable, farm-rendered lard.  Our Oink Soap is a more sustainable, predominantly local, hand crafted soap that helps us make use of  a once again valuable part of our hogs.

Purchasing.  Coulee View Oink Soap can be purchased by the bar or as a subscription.  Information on our Oink Soap subscription program can be found on this page:  Oink Soap Subscription.  By the bar purchasing information, cost and current inventory can be found at this page:  Oink Soap Inventory Spreadsheet or this one Oink Soap Inventory pdf Page

Lard Soap Benefits.  Coulee View Oink Soap is made from lard from our locally raised, sustainably raised and pasture raised hogs.  To respect the resource, we strive to utilize all parts of our hogs.  The write-up below from the BasicSoapMaking website does a great job of describing the other benefits of lard based soaps.

The following is from  https://basicsoapmaking.com/why-use-lard-in-soapmaking/

Benefits of lard in soap

Some people have the very wrong idea that animal fats like lard and tallow will clog the pores and make the soap “heavy”. Lard or pig fat will produce creamy and stable lather. In addition, it has mild moisturizing qualities that will prevent the soap from drying the skin.

Lard soap is highly compatible with the structure of the human cells. Our cell membranes are largely composed of saturated fats, just like the ones found in lard. This is the main reason why soaps based on animal fats have the nourishing properties that plant-based fats don’t deliver. Plant-based fats like olive or almond oil, for example, are a source of monounsaturated fats.

In addition, lard will make the soap bar hard and long-lasting. Some plant-based oils can turn the soap into a big pile of blob immediately after wetting. This can be a huge problem that can be solved through the addition of lard.