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My friend has sensitive skin. She cannot use any commercial soaps so she uses water for shower. Her hand skin was so dry and skin kept peeling off. Since she started using my soaps she hasnt had any problem with skin. I meant her body skin. But when she used my soap for facial wash she had the...

Thank you guys. I thought castile soaps are best for sensitive skins...

I tested the pH by one of the pH strips. The color match the color of number 7 so I think its 7. Whats wrong with pH 7 and how it should be?

I have a castile soap batch made from 100% olive pomace oil and after one month it is quite hard already so I think it should be fine to be used. I gave one bar to my friend, she has really sensitive skin. She gave me good feedback of my soap after she used it for shower. However, when she tried...

Thank you all for your help and encouragement

Ive made the green ones yesterday afternoon, I unmolded and cut them this morning. Did I cut them too soon? Should I have waited longer? I havent done zap test, I'm gonna wait for a week or so.

Here are my newest soaps. I'm not sure if they are ok... :?:

Ive bought new lye in a more trustworthy shop and started making another batch. My new lye is 96%. I used the same recipe that I had trouble with, now my mixture is perfect! It had trace after 1-2 mins being whisked and it worked! yeyyyy... i was so happy ^_^ now im waiting to unmold my soap...

what's wrong if my lye clumps?

Ah now i understand. I will try to find a better reliable lye soon and will update my new batch. Thank you so much and the forum Ive been wondering about the problem for so long. At first I thought it was my 300W stick blender pheww..

Sorry for confusing you. I misunderstood the term "superfat" and "lye heavy" so I said it wrong. Basically the recipe of my only successful batch was: 220g of coconut oil, 100g of water and 70g of lye. The soap came out like in this photo, smooth and no lumps. Im sure the lye ratio in this soap...

Oh. So i guess i don't understand what lye heavy is :smile: sorry I'm new to this. What type lye would you suggest me to buy? I really appreciate every response as I'm excited to learn about soap making.

Thanks for your concern. Im from a tropical country so its always above 27oC. I dont know how to make the temperature lower if i need to work in an open air place. i dont know what to do if its because of the temperature :cry: all i can hope is to get another brand of lye like you have advised...

I bought my lye from a chemical market so they sold it to me from a big sack of lye. I dont remember the name or the percentage of it. i'll try to find another reliable brand of lye to test again. The solution was clear before i added it into my oils. it never got thicken but had emulsion at the...

My area is hot so i dont have to melt any oil. i bought my oils from a soap provider so i dont know their brands. probably its my lye because i bought it in a market without knowing the name. my process is just like what you described. it happened after i stirred for a while. the temperature was...