DeeAnna, I always understood that it was the oleic acid that makes slimy soap but if thats so, why does my 100% HO safflower soap not slime at all? It has such different lather the castile, still sparse but really different feeling.
DeeAnna, I always understood that it was the oleic acid that makes slimy soap but if thats so, why does my 100% HO safflower soap not slime at all? It has such different lather the castile, still sparse but really different feeling.
What differences do you notice, Jules?
So.... what is the point of adding the quart of water to the olive oil? Why not mix the lye into the quart of water, and then add the lye-water to the OO? Or is it just a matter of logistics and what is easier to handle? Just seems to me that getting the lye fully incorporated into all the water, and then incorporating it into the OO would be the way to go. The lye water would be slightly less caustic. Or maybe it doesn't matter.
Sorry if this question has been addressed previously. I've read a lot of this thread, but not 100%.
So.... what is the point of adding the quart of water to the olive oil? Why not mix the lye into the quart of water, and then add the lye-water to the OO? Or is it just a matter of logistics and what is easier to handle? Just seems to me that getting the lye fully incorporated into all the water, and then incorporating it into the OO would be the way to go. The lye water would be slightly less caustic. Or maybe it doesn't matter.
Sorry if this question has been addressed previously. I've read a lot of this thread, but not 100%.
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