Recent content by CocoPalmelle

Hello, I'm CocoPalmelle from the Philippines. I learned how to make soap when I was studying in the US and now I'm back and working with the family. I've been making soap for two years now but I've only been in my own bubble so I decided it was about time I started communicating with other soap...

I may easily like bubbles as well or better than you do. But I like bubbles in my bath, not in the washing machine. I forgot to take into account cultural differences. Many people here can't afford washing machines and thus stick to handwashing. Process with another powder such as the washing...

Well, for my country, Philippines, we really love our bubbles according to a market study done by P&G. Not only that, most of the water in the Philippines is considered safe but it's really hard water. Speaking of which, regarding food processors, my soaps tend to melt and clump up because of...

I've made laundry detergent powder as an experiment and feedback so far is that it's okay but it could be more bubbly and the soap chunks be more dissolve-y. My recipe is this: 420 grams of diy soap (1% superfat, 65% palm oil, 35% coco oil, hot process, used only NaOH as a lye) 1 840 g borax 1...

Did you make this soap paste with KOH or NaOH? You're right. I'm using 90% KOH Can you explain why you made that choice? As for water percentage of oils, it was just there on soapcalc.net. I have no explanation in a I-don't-know-what-I'm-doing sense. That's not enough water to make a soap...

Hello fellow soapers, I made a negative superfat liquid soap thinking it would make a stronger liquid dish soap. I was expecting paste but it turned solid. It was a bit problematic because I didn't prepare put the batter into molds and then I had to cut it into sections then grate them for...