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Hello, I was wondering if anyone know how to calculate the allergenes in essentielle oils? Example I add .85% of E.O.'s to my soap 250ml = 2.1ml E.O. I had my Lavender soap tested in a lab and the d-Limonene had 0.0150% - Geraniol 0.0020% - Linalool 0.1440% - Coumarine 0.0080% My oil...

I use 23% Coconut oil, 33% Castor and 44% Olive oil which gives me 33% Oleic, 30% Ricinoleic, 11% Lauric fatty acids. ( 2% superfat) I found out that a PH of 9 makes the soap resist just as good as Dr.Bonners soap but PH lower than that the soap turns white pretty fast this time of year...

Yes I will post a few things I found during testing. It may take me a couple of days to post.

Hello Soapers, Has anyone figured out how to keep liquid soap from turning white in colder temps? ( I figure its the fats in the oils that turns white, because when reheated it turns transparent again) I also noticed that the lower the ph the quicker it turns white. Any other ideas? Thank you

Good point, thank you. Next batch I will do that and mesure the temp.:)

Yep it is for liquid soap.

Hello Friends, Does anybody have a good idea of when to add EO's? I have noticed that if I add them in the base soap that has cooled off I often get cloudy soap from adding the essentielle oils. Is it better to add them before the soap cools down? if yes is there an ideal temperature...

I not a scientist but since lake water is around 7-7.5 PH and sea water is around 8.5 PH, dogs can swim in that for hours without having a problem with there skin and clay has a 9 PH and dogs do roll in the mud without rinsing off right away and thats also ok for there skin, I dont see why 8,5...

I use 4% superfat but still burns the skin if theres a open cut with PH10, so I figured it might be good to dop the PH lower to PH8.5 ( I know theres a lot of different thoughts on PH). am I wrong?

By batch water you mean the water i use to dilute the KOH? ( if yes, I just mix my glycerine with the water and add my KOH? ) I was using citric acid to drop the PH and it seems to make the soap softer on the skin. Thanks Sussie

Hello Everybody, I have been adding my citric acid just after dilution stage along with 1.5%Glycerine, is this the right time to add these two ingrediants? Thanks Michael

What PH do you have in you soaps, around 9?

Thanks for the tips I will post as soon as I test it.

Welcome to a great forum, its helped me a lot.

I will try a big batch in my wax melter when I have enough oils and change the recipe. Thank you:bunny:

"All in one" method??? I will search the forum to see if this has been covered but im interested. Thank you again If that really is something great for me I will send you some Swiss chocolate ( if you like chocolate? )

I will check the scale but it is a industrial scale that always worked in the past, this recipe worked perfect in a pan on direct heat. no fragrances. thanks for your ideas

I went from a stick blender to a paint mixing tool on a drill. I did a zap test and it passed. The temp of the oil was about 131F when I added the KOH that was 140F ( I must say my thermometer sucks ) My wax melter was set to 170F but the oils where not much hotter than 135F and I mixed for...

Hello friends, I received my 20gallon ( [URL="http://www.soapequipment.com"] wax melter to make my liquid soap. Since I have tried 2 times and had long trace times and cloudy results at the end ( and this recipe gives me nice clear soap ) 2kg od Olive oil 1.2kg of Castor oil 1kg of...

I understood, adding water.