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Well I just made the recipe with a few tweaks and it was interesting to say the least. I did a 4:1 lye concentration as you all mentioned and a 7% superfat with 2% sorbitol and sodium citrate as well as 10% glycerin added after trace. I mixed the oils and lye just above 140 as @cjisler...

Just as the title says, what happened to Zany_in_CO? Where did she go, and was there some sort of falling out? I went to go send her a message a while back and it says there is no such user. If anyone could shed some light on this subject.

Anyone else care to weigh in on this recipe?

No I haven’t tried it yet, waiting on the KOH in the mail. Do you think that the cleansing oils are too high as well as the superfat? I was also thinking of ditching the clay. How about the lye concentration?

I am planning on making my first shave soap and was hoping for some feedback on my recipe. I am going to do this as a cold process and was curious about superfat, lye concentration, and anything else that needs adjustment. I was going to be adding Kaolin clay at 1 Tbsp PPO, tsp sodium lactate...

Has anyone tried Aztec Candle and Soap Supplies, they have great prices and several other things I need besides FOs?

I’m curious as to what is your favorite place for cost and quality to buy your soaping supplies from. I currently have plenty of oils and I am in the market for FOs, but I am open to recommendations for anything soap related. Thanks in advance for any and all help and suggestions!!!

Okay so I have done some research and have decided to go with a dual lye soap using the soy wax as previously mentioned, I figured I could use the rest to make candles. Anyway, still looking for some more info if anyone has experience in making shave soap.

I am planning on making a shave soap for myself and I have a few questions before I decide to dive in. First, can I make it using NaOH only and skip the KOH, or is the KOH required and what properties does it add? Second, can I use the cold process method or does it have to be hot process...

Well it turned out fairly interesting. It began to trace quite rapidly, but mainly on the bottom of the container that I mixed it in as the lye solution settled to the bottom. I did my best to incorporate it as much as possible, but it turned out like a pouring plop where parts of it were fluid...

Does this look about right @AliOop @Zany_in_CO I was unsure what to put the superfat at so some insight on that would be helpful. I'm also curios as to if I added the pine tar into the recipe correctly. I tried to make a pine tar soap in the past at 20% and it came out incredibly soft, so I'm...

This is all excellent advice. I will be sure to use sodium lactate and I was thinking about a blend of coconut oil and pko at 7.5% each.

I was planning on making a soap with pine tar at 10% and was wondering what recipe you all prefer to tack it on to? I was thinking it would go nicely with a lard bar. Just let me know what general recipe you use for pine tar soap and any other additives that you like to use. Goat's milk, ground...

Okay I got the go from two well known and respected members so soap it shall become then.

I was planning on making a goat’s milk soap this evening and wanted to run the recipe by you all. The recipe is 65% lard, 20% coconut oil, 10% hemp oil, and 5% castor. The additives are GMP using the half and half water method, sodium citrate at 2%, Tbsp ground oats PPO, and ROE. I know many...