grayceworks
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And although I have been making hair and lotion products for a while, soap is new, so I would like to double-check that A) I have all the essential supplies, and B ) that the recipe I'm considering is reasonable.
My supplies:
32oz. 5PP containers with lids for mixing lye.
5qt stainless steel pot for melting oils and mixing the soap.
Stainless steel whisk
Silicone spatula-scraper
Stick blender
Various boxes, pans, tubes, silicon bakeware, etc and plastic to line the non-silicon ones for molds.
Cats to sit on the molds, keeping them at 100degrees F.
15lb scale that measures down to .1oz or 1g
Safety glasses and gloves
Various measuring tools
Instant-read thermometer
Tea tree, lavender, lemongrass, orange, lime, orange blossom, calamus, frankincense, myrrh, cinnamon, clove, sandalwood, peppermint, and rosemary essential oils, a couple regular gardenia absolutes (not tiare *sigh*) , monoi oil, tiare fragrance oil, various whole and ground spices for scent or color
Coconut oil
Cats to taste-test coconut oil for freshness
Shea butter
Mango butter
Sweet almond oil
Avocado oil
Jojoba oil
Cocoa butter
Sesame oil
Apricot kernel oil
Flax seed oil
Grapeseed oil
Olive oil
Palm oil
Castor oil
Lard
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The recipe I'm considering is this:
3oz monoi
3oz flax seed oil -- my cat was swiping at my tablet while i was trying to select the oils because she wanted to play her mouse game. She ended up choosing this oil for me, and I liked the numbers in soapcalc so I left it in the recipe.
3oz cocoa butter
3oz shea butter
3oz castor oil
For 7% SF (is there a discernable difference in result between SF and doing a lye discount instead? It seems like they both give the same net result of a percentage of unsaponified oils, right? )
It says to use for a 33% lye concentration
Lye - 1.985oz
Water - 4.031oz
Can these be rounded to 2oz and 4oz respectively?
I have no idea if I'm interpreting the numbers correctly or not, but it seems like it's saying this will be a fairly mild, conditioning, bar with a decent amount of creamy lather?
Ideas, corrections, etc would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to make sure I've got this all straight in my head before I start, as I have a limited energy reserve and don't want to waste my fun time on stupid mistakes,
Sent from my ME301T
My supplies:
32oz. 5PP containers with lids for mixing lye.
5qt stainless steel pot for melting oils and mixing the soap.
Stainless steel whisk
Silicone spatula-scraper
Stick blender
Various boxes, pans, tubes, silicon bakeware, etc and plastic to line the non-silicon ones for molds.
Cats to sit on the molds, keeping them at 100degrees F.
15lb scale that measures down to .1oz or 1g
Safety glasses and gloves
Various measuring tools
Instant-read thermometer
Tea tree, lavender, lemongrass, orange, lime, orange blossom, calamus, frankincense, myrrh, cinnamon, clove, sandalwood, peppermint, and rosemary essential oils, a couple regular gardenia absolutes (not tiare *sigh*) , monoi oil, tiare fragrance oil, various whole and ground spices for scent or color
Coconut oil
Cats to taste-test coconut oil for freshness
Shea butter
Mango butter
Sweet almond oil
Avocado oil
Jojoba oil
Cocoa butter
Sesame oil
Apricot kernel oil
Flax seed oil
Grapeseed oil
Olive oil
Palm oil
Castor oil
Lard
----------------------------------
The recipe I'm considering is this:
3oz monoi
3oz flax seed oil -- my cat was swiping at my tablet while i was trying to select the oils because she wanted to play her mouse game. She ended up choosing this oil for me, and I liked the numbers in soapcalc so I left it in the recipe.
3oz cocoa butter
3oz shea butter
3oz castor oil
For 7% SF (is there a discernable difference in result between SF and doing a lye discount instead? It seems like they both give the same net result of a percentage of unsaponified oils, right? )
It says to use for a 33% lye concentration
Lye - 1.985oz
Water - 4.031oz
Can these be rounded to 2oz and 4oz respectively?
I have no idea if I'm interpreting the numbers correctly or not, but it seems like it's saying this will be a fairly mild, conditioning, bar with a decent amount of creamy lather?
Ideas, corrections, etc would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to make sure I've got this all straight in my head before I start, as I have a limited energy reserve and don't want to waste my fun time on stupid mistakes,
Sent from my ME301T
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