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It was really white and sudsy. I think I actually blended too long. lol! I'm really liking this for my dishes. Someone said it doesn't work in hard water....maybe my water isn't as hard as theirs. We have a well, and we have a water softener. But at any rate, it's doing an excellent job! I...

Here: http://www.soapcalc.net/calc/soapcalcwp.asp

Ok, I made my first batch of liquid dish soap yesterday. I used glycerin instead of water. I used 3 times as much glycerin as KOH measurement. I only cooked it while I was bringing it to trace. Then I turned the crockpot off, and left it sitting for about 5 hours. I ended up with a very sticky...

You see someone on Facebook who is using a stick blender, and ask her what type of soap or lotion she's making. She responds back that it's mayonnaise! 'Oh, people use stick blenders for food things too??' :-o This actually happened to me yesterday. :oops: :lolno:

The main reason for weighing instead of using cup measurements is because; say you are using a semi hard oil, something like coconut oil. When you measure it via cup method, if it's hard at the time, you will have a lot of air bubbles. If it's soft, you won't. There is a varying degree of how...

Thought I'd post this in case anyone else googles it. I see so many questioning it, but no one ever reports back on their findings. I froze a small sample of my lotion/cream last night in a mason jar. When I pulled it out this morning, it had not solidified. This is because I used Propylene...

Like everyone one else here, I agree, get a scale! Aside from that...superfatting is when you put in more oils than the lye can react to. It's a safety measure, so you don't end up with a lye heavy soap, and it also adds a great moisturizing/conditioning factor to the soap. Most people superfat...

Thanks! I think that's what I'll try Dee Anna. I'll get a little half pint jar and freeze it tonight, and see what it looks like in the morning.

This might be a dumb question, but I'd really like to know the answer. I made my first batch of lotion (well it ended up with the consistency of a cream really) I did use a preservative, but there's just so much! lol! I used Mango and Cocoa butter along with some Grapeseed, Sweet Almond...

You're working on a recipe and you see 'water', you instantly think 'distilled water' ! But then remember, you are making a FOOD recipe and distilled water is not necessary! :oops:

OFF TOPIC: Lotus needs to STOP thinking about 'it'! lol!

You hide 'The good oil" from your husband, so he won't use those by mistake when he happens to cook.

I've made lotion bars. You can make them with or without beeswax. You just have to make sure you have more hard butters than soft oils. Bars like that don't require water, hence there is no need for a preservative. I've never seen or heard of a hair conditioning bar to be honest with you. I'm...

What about this? http://www.lotioncrafter.com/propylene-glycol-usp.html BTW, this is what I happen to have around, not the polypropylene. Sorry, my mistake. Never mind. I just figured it out. I'm working on two different things here, and I 'm starting to get them confused. I'm working on both...

Does it matter which type of glycerin you use in lye solution? I have both vegetable glycerin and polypropylene glycol.

I do want you to post Natural! I've just ordered my KOH! One step closer! lol! I know once I get it, I won't be able to wait any longer. I, too, use the same crock...but then I don't do any cooking in it anyway! lol! But I figure what with washing it in hot soapy water and vinegar, it should be...

Thanks for the input juliet! I've made a note of this in my book about making liquid soap with glycerin!

From what I've read, if you use the Brambleberry soapcal, they already add the 10% in for the KOH, but Soapcal does not. I haven't tried this yet (making liquid soap) I'm still working on a viable recipe. :) And trying to learn all I can before I start.

Something I just thought of. Did you increase your lye amount by 10%? If you used Soapcal, it gives the KOH value for 100% KOH. You can't find KOH at 100%. I've read where it's normally about 90%, so you need to increase the KOH value Soapcal gives you by 10%, to make up for that.

I've read where you have to be very careful about adding any EO's or FO's to dish washing liquid, because they can stick to plastic. Does anyone have any suggestions in this regard? Could I use SOMETHING to give just a little fragrance?