Recent content by newtosoap101

Awesome thanks all! I'm glad I found this forum :)

lol too late! It was a bit zappy. Maybe I did add too much lye. I was reading this post about rebatching and the author said to let it cook in the crockpot for 4+ hours. How come it takes so much longer the second time? It's been cooking 2+ hours now and is still zappy. I've been...

Ah I see. So coconut oil wouldn't be left in the soap if you have a true 0% superfat (and everything goes according to plan), but the fatty acid that is made when coconut oil is used cleans clothes better. That makes sense. I think I will make a 100% coconut oil batch and then use a bar of...

Thanks for the helpful replies! Right now the soap is quite soft, but I just made it this afternoon so it is still cooling down. I'll cut a chunk off tomorrow and use it to wash some rags as suggested. I think I'd feel more oily after using it if it was 17.5% superfat so I probably added the...

Perhaps I am misunderstanding superfatting... I thought if there was a 0% superfat, then none of the fat would be left in the soap, which would mean none of the fat would get into the clothes, right? Why would it matter what kind of fat you use then? This is similar to the recipe I used...

Hi there! I've made a couple of batches of soap with moderate success. My primary reason for making soap right now is to use it in a homemade laundry powder recipe that includes borax, washing soda, and grated soap. I made one batch a couple of years ago and haven't had to make another...