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My pine tar is already liquidy hahaha Because I live in Indonesia, room temp = warm. Even cocoa butter sometimes can melt if you dont store it well in cool place.

Well, I will try adding pine tar to the fats before the lye in my next batch I guess. Thank you for your suggestion :)

I added the pine tar at room temperature, all of my ingredients have been cooled down to room temp. Btw, today I unmold the soap and cut it. Here's a picture of it It kinda looked a bit translucent, the soap still soft and definitely need a good curing :D I'm quite happy with the result, not...

Thankss!! 😆

Thank you for your explanation Anna 😊 So far my soap is looking great, no explosion or cracking because I decide to hot process the soap since the batter gritty and splitting 😅 The batter obviously get very hot in sudden. I knew something was wrong when I saw oil started dripping out of my mold...

Yes, you are right! Pine tar doesn't have any fatty acid like other oil, also differ from pine oil. Some people use pine tar soap to treat eczema or psoriasis, even though it seems sceptical. I personally want to make pine tar soap for my grandma because she has eczema.

Yes, I used the same recipe as I have mentioned above with 3% superfat. I mixed all the oil without pine tar, then added the lye, I stirred until almost trace, then I poured the pine tar and stir. The mixture instantly thicken (but still not trace) then turned out gritty. Fortunately, I was...

Hi guys, can you help me? Why my soap batter split after I put that into the mold? 🥲 Edit: Thank God, I hot process that and finally the batter come together and fully gelled 😅 I believe there is some false trace because the cocoa butter solidified before it fully traced

You guys are so nice, thank you!!

I'm sorry about that Anna, here's the Introduction. I already posted yesterday, but I don't know why it took a lot of time to be uploaded, maybe some verification issues because I'm new member. Yes, I am a new soap maker. I have made only several batches, but so far all of the batches turned...

Wow that is definitely a lot of information! Thank you so much Anna☺ You are right, I recently asked the seller and then he said that the pine tar is a blend from melted gum rosin and other additives that he didn't want to specify (the additives still derived from pine). As you have said, it...

Thank youu for your answer Well I guess I need to experiment by myself to find out 😅 Fyi, I live in Indonesia which is known for one of the biggest producing gum rosin country, maybe they made pine tar from gum rosin because it's widely available. Again, thank you for your opinion, I'm now...

Hi Zany! Thanks for your help mate!! I have introduced my self in introduction forum😁 Can't wait to find new friends and learn more about soap making!! Btw Zany, after I read a lot of threads, gum rosin seems to be safe but I still don't know about its healing property compared to pine tar...

Hello guys!! I'm Anthony from Indonesia. I am a newbie soapmakers and I have been soaping just few months ago. I have made several batches of soap (both solid and liquid soap) with my own recipe, because I love experimenting with my soap😆 So far, all of my soap batches turned out great. I also...

Hello guys!! I need your opinion about my plan to make pine tar soap. I accidentally ordered 'pine tar oil labelled product' but then I asked the seller and he said it was derived from gum rosin (made from pine resin). The tar smell a little bit burnt and has some pine notes. The color is...