Gaspar Navarrete
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This past weekend, I made my 4th batch of bathing/washing soap. It was a hot process soap, and used a recipe suggested by a fellow poster.
Did I do this right (I'm still a relatively new soapmaker) ?
I did a 4lb batch. 50% olive oil (32.1 oz), 23% red palm oil (14.8 oz), 21% coconut oil (13.4 oz), and 6% castor oil (4.0 oz). Saponified with NaOH (8.8 oz) diluted in 21oz of distilled water. I used a 6% lye discount.
It looks like the soap making went okay. It took 1.75 hours to fully gel in the crock pot. I had to add a little water to keep it from getting too thick. It had the texture and viscosity of applesause when I scooped it into the molds. When I took it out of the mold to cut it into bars, it felt a little oily - as if you were feeling a piece of chocolate fudge. It passed the zap test, though. Now to start the curing. I hope these harden up in a few months. My last two batches (castille, and oo/co) did not really harden after 7 months.
Below is a picture of the final result. The hamburgers were made from the soap that dried up and stuck to the sides of the crock pot.
Thanks for your feedback.
Did I do this right (I'm still a relatively new soapmaker) ?
I did a 4lb batch. 50% olive oil (32.1 oz), 23% red palm oil (14.8 oz), 21% coconut oil (13.4 oz), and 6% castor oil (4.0 oz). Saponified with NaOH (8.8 oz) diluted in 21oz of distilled water. I used a 6% lye discount.
It looks like the soap making went okay. It took 1.75 hours to fully gel in the crock pot. I had to add a little water to keep it from getting too thick. It had the texture and viscosity of applesause when I scooped it into the molds. When I took it out of the mold to cut it into bars, it felt a little oily - as if you were feeling a piece of chocolate fudge. It passed the zap test, though. Now to start the curing. I hope these harden up in a few months. My last two batches (castille, and oo/co) did not really harden after 7 months.
Below is a picture of the final result. The hamburgers were made from the soap that dried up and stuck to the sides of the crock pot.
Thanks for your feedback.
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