this review title is: the soap had a rancid smell to it my and the content is: the soap had a rancid smell to it my mother used to make lye soap and hers always had a refreshing smell to it she always cooked her cracklins and used the fat to make the soap perhaps that took away the rancid smell.there are other information for this review, one is this reviewer did purchase it and the other is 0 people think this review is helpful.