Thank you so much for this, I will try to get a hold of some KOH and experiment with it for making liquid soap with coconut oil. I've read posts that a purely coconut-based liquid soap never thickens, but it's something I have to roll with I guess.
Also interesting to note the unpredictability...
Well I made liquid soap by mistake one time when I tried shaving into little pieces different kinds of soap (all coco-based) and mixing it in water. It felt like liquid jelly (after some of the water evaporated) but it was kind of nice to use. I have read some posts and blogs online were they...
So I'm trying to make a heavy-duty coconut liquid soap with lye for general cleaning purposes.
First I mixed 2 kilos of coconut oil with 2 kilos of NaOH solution (480 grams NaOH) and 2 kilos of water in the usual cold-process style. Also added 250 grams of soda ash to act as a water softener...