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  1. Steven

    Powdered Goats Milk

    @soaplady30 Ok. So the amount of GM powder you add is based on the amount of water being added? If the GM powder calls for 1 tablespoon of powder for 100g of water and your recipe calls for 200g of water, you add 2 tablespoons directly to the oil? (numbers are not accurate, just using them for...
  2. Steven

    Powdered Goats Milk

    @soaplady30 just to clarify, you add JUST the powdered GM to the oils (no water) and stick blend those. Do you determine the amount of powder to use based on the amount of water you mix with the NaOH? Do you ever use more or less?
  3. Steven

    Superfatting Questions for CP

    Kiwi, sounds like you've figured it out. FWIW, I recently did the same but in the opposite direction. Recipe called for 52g of NaOH and I put in 54g which is a decent amount in a tiny batch. I backed into it adjusting the superfat like you said and I believe I had to tweak my concentration/ratio...
  4. Steven

    Trying to understood Lye water master batching

    @LilianNoir your explanation is in line with the math I was doing. Thank you for the clear step by step outline! I see your second post and I think that helps. It still took me a minute, but I think I got it after a couple reads. @IrishLass thanks!
  5. Steven

    Trying to understood Lye water master batching

    I've read this a few times and I'm having trouble getting my head around it. In the OPs example the batched lye solution is 8.82oz and the additional water is 6.15oz. What it sounds like you @The Efficacious Gentleman are saying is that half of 8.82oz is the amount of additional water to be...
  6. Steven

    Shampoo Bar

    So true! I definitely fell into that category with the soapcalc default of 38% for water as a percent of fats - it was super mushy. The bar turned out fine but it took a while. I thought it was a bad recipe, turns out 45 OO, 25 CO, and 25 PO, 5 Castor is actually a nice bar.
  7. Steven

    Shampoo Bar

    @DeeAnna Very helpful Context. I've wondered about those beg/exp rows! I just assumed it was a poor way of saying that higher lye concentration can be more complicated on various levels. ::shrug:: To your point, I consider myself a beginner and I just made soap the other day with a 35% lye...
  8. Steven

    Goat Milk Soap - Good for you or just good for the label?

    @Marilyn Norgart @Obsidian - I'll have to give Aloe a try. The nice thing about that it probably has broader appeal. I'm guessing folks are using Pure Aloe Juice? @penelopejane @SoaperForLife - I feel like my experience speaks to what you've both (and the others) have said. There was a bit of...
  9. Steven

    Shampoo Bar

    @LadySarah370 Don't fret though, many folks said it was a nice gentle bar of soap they loved to use in the shower (just not for hair)! It sounds like you may be on to this already but I've also found that adjusting my lye concentration (from the default water as a % of oils on soapcalc) has...
  10. Steven

    Goat Milk Soap - Good for you or just good for the label?

    After three innings, score is 3-0 in favor of trusty team Hype! Appreciate you all humoring me with a read and response. I suppose for those who are in the soap business customer appeal can be everything - aloe, beer, milks, etc. The interesting thing for me is that both soaps I mention above...
  11. Steven

    yet another label prototype

    I agree with a few of the comments above 1) The spacing of Everyday and the logo seems a bit crowded. Not terribly important but with that additional white space on the left side of the logo it makes the "everyday" part feel like it's encroaching. 2) I think the "I love you" part is cute and...
  12. Steven

    Goat Milk Soap - Good for you or just good for the label?

    Did my innocent soapy bubble just burst?!? (har har har) One of the reasons I got into soap making is because I tried a bar called "Milky Rich" and LOVED it. I noticed on the ingredients list it had goat's milk. Ever since then, I attributed that luxurious rich and soft lather to the fact that...
  13. Steven

    Oops!

    @cmzaha & @BattleGnome your comments about cure time have resonated with me. The first recipe I made was 40 OO, 20 CO, and 20 PO. Four weeks into the cure it wasn't great, but now it is pretty nice! I'm going to see if my 30/30/30/10 ends up being milder too. Interesting how much a bar can...
  14. Steven

    Oops!

    Battlegnome, Appreciate the feedback! 1) The recipe only has a small amount of coconut oil so it's not too cleansing (a 7 for cleansing on soapcalc). I've read that using a higher lye concentration for oil that is high in unsaturated fat (soft oils) is good, I just didn't plan on going as high...
  15. Steven

    Oops!

    So I finally got around to making my next batch! The good news - no soda ash and the color of the bar is uniform (not sure if I fully gelled or didn't gel at all haha)! The bad news - I used the wrong amount of sodium hydroxide. The original recipe called for 52g of NaOH. I used 54g. I was...
  16. Steven

    Additive to prevent soap bar from dissolving too quickly?

    @KiwiMoose - I am also curious about salt water. I've been coming to the conclusion that CO is really drying for me based on my first couple recipes. Been reading about gentle(r) bars of soap (Zany's no slime castile and Genny's shampoo bar) and thinking about doing a hybrid of the two for a...
  17. Steven

    Fresh vs Evap Goat Milk

    Teri, I did a search the other day and found quite a few posts. It seems that there are a handful of ways to add milk to your soap recipe. Differing opinions about freezing the milk, making lye with it in an ice bath and slowly adding NaOH, what part of the process it should be added to, etc...
  18. Steven

    First ever soaps from a total novice!

    Those look fantastic!
  19. Steven

    Alkeehole!

    Kiwi, the one beer batch I did had a similar uniform line (but a little thicker) around the perimeter when I cut it. So many other things went awry with the batch (air bubbles, cracking, etc.) that I didn't bother troubleshooting. I can say - I didn't have any FO or EO, just beer and the regular...
  20. Steven

    Could use help on this one.

    That's funny. I see a little pig squatting (facing to the right), and a shooting star (the more you know!). Beautiful bars!
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