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    Feedback on recipe using avocado oil

    I used the soap yesterday, it's really nice! The turmeric smells warm and earthy, it foams well, it's got a creamy feel. It's hard too, I'm using about 10 grams of soap per shower. I weighed it before and after. If I had to make a change, maybe a touch less turmeric, possibly even half, to 5...
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    Feedback on recipe using avocado oil

    Thank you! I'll factor this in in the next batch. The reason for the oils heating up to above 50 c was the shea butter. It just wouldn't melt. It took a lot of stirring for it to dissolve.
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    Feedback on recipe using avocado oil

    I made the soap today using the cold process-oven process and it's come out really well! I tweaked the recipe again and this is what I finally used: 1. Olive oil: 43%: 215 gms 2. Coconut oil: 22% : 110 gms 3. Avocado oil: 23% : 115 gms 4. Castor oil: 7%: 35 gms (An extra 3 gms spilled out from...
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    "Cool" honey soap - no partial gel

    Sorry, that's on me, a new thread with the links sounds better
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    "Cool" honey soap - no partial gel

    @penelopejane @IrishLass Thank you both very much, that makes it clear.
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    "Cool" honey soap - no partial gel

    Just to confirm, are these the steps for honey soap? 1. Add 20 ml (1 tablespoon per pound of oil) of honey to the lye and water solution 2. Blend oils and water/lye/honey solution to trace 3. Add to mold and put the mold in the oven for an hour at 100 f (roughly 40 c) 4 Turn oven off and leave...
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    Feedback on recipe using avocado oil

    @MarnieSoapien Thank you! I'm really looking forward to learning and experimenting more in future batches. This forum is an amazing place to get inspired.
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    Feedback on recipe using avocado oil

    Thank you everyone for all the good advice! I'll update this thread when I unmold. Photos will be included. It'll take another couple of weeks maybe before I have everything I need to get started.
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    Feedback on recipe using avocado oil

    It's good to know the difference between the soapcalc stats and real world results! Okay, so I'll start the first batch at 500 gms of oil with a lower coconut oil percentage: Olive oil: 42% Coconut oil: 22% Avocado oil: 29% Castor oil: 7% Superfat at 5%, and lye concentration at 33% (140 gms...
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    Feedback on recipe using avocado oil

    If I take coconut oil down to 15%, and increase the proportion of olive and avocado oil, then the soapcalc hardness rating goes down to 27, the minimum in the hardness range is 29. Is this something I should worry about?
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    Feedback on recipe using avocado oil

    If I adjust the coconut oil to 25%, would it be okay to increase the castor oil to 11%? So the recipe would read: Olive oil 42% Coconut oil 25% Avocado oil 22% Castor oil 11% I read online that castor oil should be 5-8% of a recipe. (I could go lower on the coconut oil but then I'd have to...
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    Feedback on recipe using avocado oil

    Ah, so the site asked for a location so I just randomly put in Denmark because a friend of mine lives there. I have always wanted to travel there though! edit: changed to N/A, now I feel better :)
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    Feedback on recipe using avocado oil

    Thank you for all your replies! That does make more sense. Thank you, I'll adjust the water quantity. The soapcalc recipe now reads as less water, at 294 grams, and the lye unchanged at 145 grams. I'm glad it's close to an experienced member's favourite! Yes absolutely. I have a digital scale...
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    Feedback on recipe using avocado oil

    Hello everyone. I will be making soap for the first time, just waiting on a pair of safety goggles to arrive first. After looking at the ingredients on the natural soap I use, as well as the different properties of oils online and experimenting on soapcalc, this is the recipe I came up with...
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