Recent content by Satyam_Portugal

I believe it was the combination of some factors: The use of shea butter and beeswax, the over-use of the stick blender (for too long), the temperature of the oils was hotter than what I usually do, and the 7% of oils (castor) that I forgot... Around the mark of 10 or 15 mins (I dont remember)...

Thanks for the caring and thorough responses :D I am new to the forum and I am very grateful for the help. I feel more comfortable now hehe. I think then the only "issue" is that because they werent poured in liquid form, and just pushed into the mould, they are not gonna have a good shape, or...

Thanks for the reply. I freaked out when I found out about my mistake but it was good because made me learn a lot already. I wanted to avoid rebatching unless someone said I am losing my batch. I dont know if it differs from country to country. I am in Portugal and the NaOH I have says in the...

what a quick welcome :D thanks very much

Hi. I just made a batch of soap (cold process) that got into trace quite quickly and hardened very fast as I was mixing (in about 15 min it was hard enough to not be able to be poured like liquid). I then found out the mistake: I forgot to add one of the oils from my formula... Which at the end...

Hello. I am Denis (or Satyam) and I'm quite new in soap making. I have been enjoying the results, it's been two years since I started but haven't done many batches. I live in the middle of the country side in Portugal and would love to participate in the forum to share experiences and learn with...