Recent content by mtbowhunter

Thanks for the advice! I was kind of figuring that was the way it was. I will be making lots of small batches. I'll be sure to check the various tabs on SoapCalc's website.

Hi all -- I am curious where you buy some oils and acids. The main things I've had a hard time finding are; stearic acid, saw palmetto oil or extract, and myristic acid. Also where are people finding out what these oils provide the soap and what they are best used for? I've just been...

You should be able to get beeswax online. It is different than parafin. Paraffin is made from petroleum where as beeswax is pure wax made by honeybees. It provides a natural form of wax you can use in your soap. Here are few links referencing beeswax and paraffin that better describe it...

Well I added the sugar granules in directly at trace. The smell actually has dissipated almost entirely now. (over 24 hours ago) Coffee may be the reasoning. Thanks for the advice!!

I forgot to say that we added 2 tbsp of white sugar at trace. I forgot to add it into the lye water and thought it wouldn't bother to add it that late. I have noticed that the color is slowly changing to a lighter tone in the bars I set out to dry (out of the muffin tin).

Hi All-- I had a similar experience yesterday. Although, my soap did not have any colorant in it. I believe you all answered my problem. This was the first batch of CP soap that I have made. The following ingredients were used in my soap: Coconut Oil, Safflower Oil, Beeswax, cannola...

Hi all - I'm curious how long the kerosene smell remains in your laundry. I'm interested in making a good batch of laundry soap and utilizing it's oil removing qualities. Does anyone know what the effect of kerosene is on the durability of clothing? How often can you use this type of...

Thanks Dagmar!! I appreciate the help! I would have never guessed that sugar made soap more bubbly. Does the bubbliness help with the lather? I will be washing my clothes with an older mechanical washing machine. I'll probably temper my use of sugar this batch. I'm looking...

Hi! I'm new to the soap making forum. I just got a recipe from my great grandmother that dates back to the 1920's. It is very similar to the mechanics kerosene soap recipes I have seen online. The only problem I have is that it calls for one bottle of lye. As far as fats that I was...