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I think that is what I will do !

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Dear all I have been doing handmade soaps for sale for a while now, but I am having trouble with calculating the cost of oils that I purchase. The oils are purchased in ml or fl oz. But my recipes are in grams. How do I convert the liquid measurements to grams accurately? I used to convert...

thank you so much for your reply! Thanks a lot dear! Thank you so much dear for your reply!

Hello all, I made the following recipe & accidentally added way less water than was calculated. Soap looks fine but I am worried. This is the recipe: water: 1240 grams ( I added 920 grams only) lye: 545 grams coconut oil: 920 grams cocoa butter: 565 grams olive oil: 1700 grams castor oil...

I actually did a zap test and it was okay! it was only created 3 days ago

Hello everyone! I was making the following recipe, it turned out perfectly, just a litter harder, and a few days later I remembered that I did not add any castor oil when mixing. The castor oil is only 7% of the recipe and I have 5% superfat (attached is the recipe). 28.6% coconut oil 50%...

Dear members! Hope everyone is doing well I am relatively new to soap-making. I have making some batches of soap with the attached recipe calculated on soapcalc.net However, I made a mistake while copying the recipe and added 10 more grams of castor oil. The final soaps look fine. Could...

Dear Irishlass Thank you for the reply! The essential oil I purchased is labdanum EO from the leaves of cistus ladanifer. Glad to hear that it is safe to use even at 8%! I think I would go ahead and use it at 3% in my soaps. It would be great if I can hear about other soap maker’s opinions...

Hello I am a new member of this forum, and I am new to soapmaking. Have been soaping for about a year now. I have come across cistus essential oil (sometimes called labdanum) and I absolutely love the smell, i smells like amber. However, I couldnt find a source that shows how much percent is...