Recent content by M-Rabie

Yes.

About 2 grams.

I use a stick blender to stir the batch. Saffron liquid is basically saffron powder with water.

You are making a good point there, I should find another lye supplier. I added a few drops of saffron liquid.

I can hold it, but it is so slippery, I use stick blender, the scale is OK. here is two photos, I made this batch 3 days ago, took it out of the mold after 24 hours and cut it. its now still oily, I pressed one of the pieces with my finger, and you can see the effect on the second photo.

Yes, not from a reliable source though.

I get my lye from a local store (I live in Egypt, it quite difficult to get fine ingredients here), it's not reliable, but judging the color of lye I think its OK. I use stick blender, pour in thin trace, cover it, I did some batches without any essential oils, and I got the same results. Maybe...

Hello, I made a few batches with this formula: water 190 g lye 70 g Olive oil 300 g (60%) Coconut Oil 150 g (30%) Castor Oil 50 g (10%) I use empty milk cartons as molds, room temperature is about 95 F. I take the log out of the mold after 24 hours. The problem is that: I always get a very...