Recent content by rhiamom

What I finally did, after a stick blender had no apparent effect: I dissolved 2 more cups of soap in 2 cups of boiling water. I added that to the non-gelling laundry soap. I got a nice creamy liquid that I found acceptable. After letting it sit for a week or so, I have a thick creamy laundry...

Thank you all for your replies. I checked the soap again tonight, and it had separated again, but not as much, the top layer was softer and stirred back in better. I'll give it a day or two and see what happens. I was expecting the stringy goopy result. I want a liquid laundry soap because I...

Last summer I made a simple cold process lard and lye soap, no superfatting, for future use as a laundry soap. The soap is fine; a bit soft and crumbly, but as expected for no superfatting. It grated beautifully a couple months ago. Yesterday I made laundry soap using this simple recipe I...

Update: I am going to try a new liquid soap recipe that simply uses regular castor oil as an ingredient. I will try a basic 8 oz Castor oil, 12 oz Coconut oil, 20 oz olive oil mix. According to my handy soap calculator this should be both more moisturizing, better cleansing, and have a nicer lather.

Thank you! That's what I thought, but I wanted to be sure. Now I just need to order myself some sulfonated castor oil to use.

I am a new soapmaker, having made 0% superfatted cold process lard and lye soap for laundry detergent, a failed batch of 5% superfatted 80% olive, 20% coconut liquid soap (it separated) and a successful batch of 0% superfatted 80% olive oil 20% coconut oil soap. All using distilled water, no...