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I'd try adding your clay and EO (both will accelerate) before your lye and stick blend well. Then add your lye and you can stir the...
Aug 14, 2023
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What @AliOop said. I do the same. I don't even heat my solid fats until they're clear, just mostly melted, then turn the heat off. Then...
Aug 14, 2023
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It's so awesome how you are researching so thoroughly before starting! Once you give it a try, I'm sure you will see what all this fuss...
Aug 14, 2023
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Hello! Over the past month or so, I have been researching and creating my first-ever soap recipe. This bar's name is Sandalwood Scrub...
Aug 14, 2023
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Oh wow, that sounded important.. I set it to Lye Concentration and set it to 33%. Ill send the new recipe. So should I be mixing my...
Aug 14, 2023
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That all looks great to me - you are ready to go! I do like to cover my lye solution while it is cooling, to limit exposure to air...
Aug 14, 2023
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Update!! So everything went great until I poured my mix of EOs, kaolin, and mica. I have never seen such intense acceleration.. it was...
Aug 14, 2023
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Good job! Unfortunately, acceleration of batter will not affect cure time. What EOs did you use? Some are known for acceleration. They...
Aug 14, 2023
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I used patchouli, bergamot, australian sandalwood and lemongrass eo! I don't know where to look to find acceleration traits for them.
Aug 14, 2023
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There are some great threads here on SMF about which EOs tend to accelerate or decelerate trace. I'm not seeing any in your list that...
Aug 14, 2023
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https://www.soapmakingforum.com/threads/lye-oils-temperatures-while-making-cp-soaps.86360/#post-924098 For NOTES - See SoapCalc.net PDF...
Aug 14, 2023
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One thing to note for future reference, is that it is usual to melt the hard oils together until clear, and then add the liquid oils...
Aug 14, 2023
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@KiwiMoose when I'm not using masterbatched oils, I do it the way you recommend, because adding the cooler liquid oils to the heated...
Aug 14, 2023
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Found this post today when looking for info about Australian Sandalwood EO. I tried it yesterday twice, the first time we were able to...
Aug 14, 2023
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If you are mixing the soap batter just to a stable emulstion -- meaning the batter that is thin and pourable yet does not separate in...
Aug 7, 2023
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