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sethkaylyn

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I recently made two batches of CP soap. One has been curing for two weeks and the other only one week.
Just realized I am on my last store bought "Irish spring" bar of soap. I am not too happy about having to purchase more store bought soap when I have about 20 bars in my laundry room. LOL
 
Seawolfe said:
Try the 2 week soap - it will give you an idea of how much better it gets at 4,6,8+ weeks
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Thanks Seawolfe!
I did try it a few days ago. I had a small end piece that I used to wash my hands but it felt kind of sticky after so I figured it still has much curing to do.
 
I give my bars a test run WAY before the 4 week cure time. I just cut a 1/4 chunk out of one, and keep cutting chunks out of it until the batch is ready.

I'm not sure of the sticky feeling though. Do you have hard water?
 
neeners said:
I give my bars a test run WAY before the 4 week cure time. I just cut a 1/4 chunk out of one, and keep cutting chunks out of it until the batch is ready.

I'm not sure of the sticky feeling though. Do you have hard water?
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I would say that we do have hard water. It may be the reason for the stickiness?
 
can be. or if you're not used to using handmade soap, there could be a bit of an adjustment period.
 
Hard water probably. If you search on the CP soap forum for "Hard Water" you will get a few ideas of the symptoms in regards to how the soap behaves when washing, and what people do.
 
I would start using from the oldest batch. Soap gets milder and harder the longer it cures, but after a couple of weeks, you can use it.
 
LunaSkye said:
Why not try to make a HP soap? Those are the soaps that you can use a day or two after they are made, though they can still benefit from a nice cure.
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I actually think that hp soaps are worse to start off with. Yes, you know they are safe from the moment you pour, but you use a lot more water and it shows. If anything, hp needs more of a cure. Water isn't everything, of course, but from the feel at one week old, hp seems to be generally softer than cp.

If I had to choose a week old soap, it would be a cp soap rather than a hp one
 
I am going to agree with the gent here. I learned from a friend who only did hp and I bought the book she used to get started. It wasn't till I found this wonderful forum and tried cp that I saw the difference. I realized I really don't like hp and I have found the cure time is much longer due to all that water. Stick with cp for a while and give a good 4-6 wk cure before really deciding on if you like your recipe.
 
Thanks everyone! I'll give it a try in a few days. I'll let y'all know the results.
 
What about Cold Process-Oven Process? Can't you use that right away too? Is the result closer to CP or HP?
 
tiptongrange said:
What about Cold Process-Oven Process? Can't you use that right away too? Is the result closer to CP or HP?
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Good thought, right? But there is a difference between safe to use, and good to use. While CPOP would be safe, it would not necessarily be good. It still needs to cure. And I would hate for a newbie to judge his/her first batch of soap harshly because it is not yet good. Good is after a 6-8 week cure.
 

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