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I posted a question a few days ago regarding a soap recipe. After tinkering with it a bit, I got the ingredients to do 2 batches. I did one HP and one CP. For the HP, I wanted to add some tea tree oil. I read that it should be added when the soap is below the flash point of 50-60C, or about...

Hmm... Okay thanks. Does castor oil do something special that the recipe is missing? I was just thinking of the easy to get or already possessed ingredients when I made that recipe. Didn't even think of castor oil.

No problem 60% Vegetable Shortening 21% Coconut Oil 19% Olive Oil Hardness 52 (29-54) Cleansing 17 (12-22) Conditioning 44 (44-69) Bubbly 17 (14-46) Creamy 35 (16-48) Iodine 48 (41-70) INS 165 (136-165) So it would be fine to use even after just one week? That definitely sounds okay.

Honestly I get bored and am constantly looking for hobbies. Can be a double edged sword. I'm pretty poor, so I have like 10 different things going on waiting for funds to complete. Everything from building hope chests to traditional archery equipment. I recently tried out diy laundry detergent...

I've been reading everything I can about how to make soap, and playing with the various soap calculators. I think I have a fair idea of how this all works, although the soapcalc webpage seems oddly complex for what amounts to "choose ingredients, choose amounts". I'm not 100% certain about the...