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I've made several batches with SF between 12-15%. Soap is fine... soft at the beginning but ok after 3 months. I even used it... it leaves oil traces in the sink/bathtub :). I'm going to store it .. see what's going on with it....

Thanks for your answers! they're very helpful. I haven't yet got my soapnuts... going nuts until they come :), of curiosity and excitement. Hopefully this week. I don't know how bad they smell.... worse then neem oil? I made some soap with goat milk, wine and beer. the reaction with lye gave off...

Hi, Thank you for your answers... So... though the trace is reached there is no guarantee that the oil added at trace stays unsaponified...the lye is still active in the batch... got any idea where I can find a list over the oils that are most and least saponifieble? Thanks Alex

Hi there, I've made some batches with 12-15% supperfatting. I'm wondering if someone else did that and with what results. I used: 10% Castor 20% Coconut 10% Cocoa butter 10% Sunflower 50% Olive I had an 8% initial SF and added 4-7% Castor oil at trace. I wanted castor oil unsaponified in my...

I've just ordered som soapnuts. Going to give it a go when I receive them. I suppose that it can be used in the same way as hops in CP... boil them down and use the water for the lye solution.

Hi there, Ive made several batches with neem oil with 20% neem. It went fine. Covered the smell with a blend of cinnamon and orange EO. The oldest batch was from 2011, xmas time... thus the EO blend :). No problem at all, no DOS. The smell of neem is still pregnant after 1,5year. EOs almost...