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Iam i thinking right the higher i superfat my soap the cleansing will be less and make a milder soap. Say my cleansing was 16 and i superfatted at 8 would this make the cleansing lower say to 12. And how high can i go on superfatting. I like lots of bubbly creamy lather but to much coconut...

Hi ive just made my first 2 goat milk soaps but think i may have overdone it on the super fatting My first recipe i used I used 10% caster 25% coconut 10% lard 10% palm 40 % olive pomace 5% shea I did half milk to half water but sf at 9% will this be to high. I took a little while...

Does any one have a nice facial bar recipe they wouldnt mind sharing with me one for normal skin n one for dry skin. Really appreciate it :)

Hi if iam making a cp soap and using a lot of soft oil, or if my Hardness on soap calc is about 36, should i do a water discount, and how much should i do. I dont want my soap to stay to soft or take ages to harden. Iam quite new to soap making, and really not sure about water discounts. ...

Iam i right in thinking that if my soap has a conditioning of 58- over 60 (on soapcal) and a low cleansing, that i wont need to superfat/discount as much, would it be better to do 6% rather than say 8%.And with a high conditioning and low cleansing this would make a nice moisturising bar? ...

Hi just need a little advise on a recipe. This is my recipe i put through soapcal. 17% coconut oil 14% lard 15% Palm 38% olive pomace oil 8% shea Butter 8% Caster oil ( i havent put in to much co n want more bubbly so added a bit more caster does that make sence :oops: ) Water 8.36oz...

Hi iam in need of some help with colouring my soap. I got some neon colours from tkb,but they dont seem to come out very bright, and i do like bright colours, and even turn out a totally different colour especially in cp soap. Ive seen some liquid pigment and water colours on Just a soap website...

Hi iam trying to get a nice moisturising soap for my skin, but the more of the soft moisturising oils i use the softer the soap comes up in soapcalc. I dont like to much co as i find it to drying. Here is my recipe iam thinking of 5% sweet almond oil 15% coconut 15% caster oil 22% lard (...

Hi does andone have any tips on how to get the lovely honeycombe effect to the top of soap. I make crock pot hp soap, i tried using bubble wrap, i put the soap into the mould and pressed bubble wrap onto it, but the top of my soap had already started to set so didnt work. :(

Hi iam very new to soap making and havent made much but thought i would make up my own recipe, dont know if its quite a good idea thoe lol. Iam thinking of doing the following recipe, hp in a crock pot just wanted to know if its ok :oops: . My aim is to make a nice silky mosturizing bar. 30%...

Hi iam thinking of doing the following receipe, hp in a crock pot just wanted to know if its ok. My aim is to make a nice silky mosturizing bar. 30% olive pomace oil 25% coconut oil 10% palm oil 10% lard (pig) 10% caster 10% cocoa butter 5% shea butter water @ the defalt on soapcal @...

Ive seen loads of recipies where they add sugar and salt when making soap. Can anyone tell me what this does to the soap and also should i be adding it to all my soap, even hp soap, as at the moment i only make hp soap. Iam quite new to soapmaking so all these little things puzzle me lol :oops...

Hi iv been reading that silk is nice in soap so would like to give it a go, but iam a bit confused which to get ive looked on ebay at tussah silk and they have noil or top some looks white and some looks beige. Which one should i get for using in my soap. :? Also can i use it in cp and hp...

Hi i need a repalcement for palm oil can i use trex or cookeen i know in on soapcalc is has crisco but iam in the uk. would trex or cookeen be a replacement, and if i use soapcalc what would i put it in as crisco and would i use the same amount in a receipe as i would for palm oil :?

Hi iam a newbie at soapmaking ive made a couple of bars but dont like the feel of them they make my skin feel a bit dry. Would appriciate help. My receipes were for hp 80% Palm oil 10 % coconut oil 10% caster oil My other receipe was 82% beef Tallow 8% coconut oil 10% caster oil...

Hi can any tell me if i can stop my hp crock pot soap from tuning brown when adding coconut milk. Heres how i made it . I made a beef tallow soap - 82% Beef Tallow 8% Caster Oil 10% Coconut oil sf/discount 10% I made s slurry with 3tbsp of coconut milk with some of my melted oil then...

Hi can i use coconut milk powder in hp soap n how/when do i add it and how much. Can i use any hp soap recipe and just add coconut milk powder. :?

Hi ive purchased a tub of vegtable Ghee from tesco, n on the back where it says ingrediants it says Palm oil. Am i ok to use this in my soapmaking. Also ive tried to buy some more, but i found the same make n product but it just says vegetable oil on the back does anyone know if this Would be...

Hi can anyone tell me how to get my photo onto the forum or how to put the lin k on. ive just signed with photo bucket n put photo on there but havent got a clue how to do the rest. some one said copy n paste the link but it wont let me. :?

Hi does anyone have a nice receipe for a hp lard soap that i could try. Iam a newbie to soapmaking and thought this might be nice to try n not to expensive if it goes wrong n i heard its a nice hard moisurising bar. I have lots of palm oil, coconut oil,sweet almond oil, n caster oil. Any help...