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Please, help me to identify the problem. I used a cold-process, olive, coconut and laurel oils. There are the small spikes. What are they? I mixed lye with oils at 100 F. Thank you.

Good day, I wanted to ask if anyone knows a good baby soap recipe. I was thinking to do something like this: olive oil and coconut oil - 24 saturated (coconut) and 76 unsaturated (olive). 28% Lye Concentration and 8 % Superfat. Do you think this recipe is ok? I would also add a little bit of...

Hello, I made this soap and it has these strange white spots all over. What do you think it is? I used 100% Olive oil and 6% water discount.

Hello, everyone Can you help me to identify the issue with my soap? I used 30% of Coconut oil and 53% of Olive oil and 17% of another soft oil. I used 95% of Sodium Hydroxide and 5% of Potassium Hydroxide. I mixed them at 120 degrees by a whisk until the mixture traced. I also added just 1%...

Hello, I was just wondering if Sodium Hydroxide can go bad by being stored in a garage in Florida for a year. Thank you everyone!

Hello friends, I wanted to ask if someone can give me an advice. I am trying to make 100% Olive Oil Soap and was told to try to use 95% of NaOH and 5% of KOH combination; it is supposed to get rid of sliminess in the final product. Anyhow, how am I supposed to add these two chemicals? Should I...

Hello Soapmakers, I need your advice. I am making a cold processed soap using 87% of olive oil and 17% of soft oil. The bar is hard before its actual usage, and it also slimy. Any advice on how to get rid of sliminess? Tank you so much.