Recent content by Jenburdess

Thank you! I did use tap water. I do for all my cold process soap and never have any issues at all. A big reason I started making soap was to cut down on waste my family produces. I hate buying distilled water in the plastic jugs. The recipe I used had a lengthy section on water but didn’t...

Thank you! I ran everything through a lye calculator as well because of the failed clarity test. I started the dilution last night for half the batch of soap. The diluted soap is completely clear and a amber green color. The clarity test was throwing me off because the soap wasn’t zappy and...

Lesson learned for sure. This process took an enormous amount of time. I used a weak solution of citric acid, based on the paste’s weight, to neutralize any lye just in case. The zap test passed and the dilution is completely and was before the citric acid addition. I also found information that...

Thank you! That is super helpful information. This is the first hot process liquid soap I have made. My cold process bar soap has never had any issues. The recipe I used didn’t make it clear that a clarity test could fail because of tap water. Thanks again!

Here’s something weird. Every clarity test I’ve done ends up cloudy but I tried slowly diluting some paste in my crockpot because it had cooked for so long it turns into a clear greenish liquidity gel. Is my tap water the problem? The ph of my water is between 8-9.

me too! Whatever happened to your soap?

What happens if you use tap water? Can i neutralize the soap with citric acid just to be safe? I make cold process all the time. Would curing the soap help at all? I got the soap to over 200F and it is clear like amber but doesn’t pass the clarity test. Thank you for your help!

How did this end up? I made the same recipe and have had a horrible time with it! It won’t pass the clarity test after a full day of cooking.