Recent content by Marco

I understand what you two are saying. But there must be a standard, or else there would be no point of having ranges for each properties on SoapCalc. Maybe that my "scientific" part is stronger than my "crafty" part. Is everyone doing dozens "test" recipes just for fun until they get...

Hi all! I myself already did a couple of batches of CP soap that most turned out well. I did a lot of research on the web and in books. Nowhere I could find a really good guide for formulating CP recipes. Here, a lot of great advice is buried in the hundreds of threads. It should be...

I have read some good things about lard but I am not sure I want to use animal oil. Does it smell something?

I never bothered with lining a wooden mold. I started with silicone and it is very easy to use and clean.

Thanks everyone for the welcoming comments. Here is one simple recipe I used that some people said was drying (it's cold process by the way). I formulated it myself using SoapCalc : Water 35% (lye concentration at 29.309%) Super Fat 4% Olive oil 32% Palm oil 30% Coconut oil 30% Castor oil 8%...

Hi I want to start a small business eventually and so I am testing a lot of recipes. The main feedback I get from friends, and I saw that myself too, is that the soaps are a drying. I used standard oils and recipes found on the Internet and books, all things that says "natural" and "good for...