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  1. Louis

    soap calc

    Your explanation is enough to help. Thanks a lot. I'll go with this.
  2. Louis

    soap calc

    Thanks for your reply. This is my recipe. Lye 27% Water 75% Palm kernel oil 35% Neem oil 35% Shea butter 30% Super fat 5% This is what I have to put into the soap calc. Though I've got other additives like snail slime to add to the Soap.
  3. Louis

    soap calc

    Dear Soapers, Finally I don't know why I have to use soap calc. I put in my percentages with a desired lye and water percentage of 25% and 75% respectively but soap calc shows me lye percentage of 16%. I'm confused. I need to know what this soap calc has to show me.
  4. Louis

    My soap becomes too hard after 3 hours

    Thanks a lot Dawni. I've considered completing my oils to 100% and considering honey and snail water as additives. This time I didn't add salicylic acid. The hardness of the soap this time was OK. Talking about the white substance that came out of the Soap, I've uploaded two photos. You can see...
  5. Louis

    My soap becomes too hard after 3 hours

    Thanks a lot dear for your kind response. I used palm kernel oil
  6. Louis

    My soap becomes too hard after 3 hours

    Thank you very much for your kind and quick response. I've learned a lot from your responses. I am making a soap that treats skin infections like acne, scabies, rashes, eczema stretch marks, fungi infections and that moisturizes, refreshes and revitalizes the skin. I think considering your...
  7. Louis

    My soap becomes too hard after 3 hours

    Hello soap makers, happy new year. I'm a new soap maker. I made my first batch of and in the middle while I was still mixing, I added a foaming agent and the soap failed. Water separated and when I put into the form it became too hard . My recipe was: Neem oil 30% Kernel oil 30% Shea butter 20%...
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