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Thanks for sharing your recipe TOMH! Your "crystal light" soap looks great!

I had no idea about measuring pH on a 1% soap paste solution. Of course i will try that from now on... Really helpful your post as always DeeAnna. Thank you!!

Thank you nikos for your answer! I think that slightly changes on SF can change the pH, but maybe someone else can help on that as i am not sure.... Anyway... I dont understand your last sentence!! I read the pH by immersing it into the solution i want to take measure ( shampoo, liquid soap...

yes same equipment tested both. Are there big differences on the pH after few days from production date?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005KGKCRA/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 I know its not a professional equipment but here is the pH-meter i use for 1-14 range. I first calibrate it with a buffer solution came in the package. I also verify my results with some solutions i have and i know 100% their...

This time i decided to make some gls as usual using 85% purity of KOH from my supplier. I used soapee.com for my calculations checking 85% purity for Lye, 25% coconut oil, 65% olive oil and 10% castor, 3% superfat. I dissolved Lye to equal amount of water and added the remaining "water"...

For cp soap i used to work with rancid oils and after some months there was DOS, i wont use rancid oil again. Check my last thread... But for a gls how rancid fats affect the final dilluted soap?

For a castile soap during curing time (3 months) there has to be an adequate air flow i suppose, as i used to close my wardrobe but i opened it daily to keep an eye on soaps... I forgot to mention that the soaps didnt have smell of rancidity... They have a medium to strong olive oil smell...

Good job! They look wonderful...

Can DOS happen due to inadequate air flow? The true is that the soaps have a strong smell of oil if you put your nose close.... But the one with the pink mica has also a fragrance and you cant smell this "bad" oil ... Ok. Here are some better quality pics. The first two pics is from my castile...

When i wanted to make some ls for first time i was like this: "Hey guys! How much time do i have to cook my paste after mixing and what temperature do i have to reach to get the paste?" In many yt vids/blogs/fb discussions unfortunately that story continues... Also some blogs and discussions...

IMO liquid soap is very easy to make (much easier than CP for bar soaps) for someone who knows how to make CP soap first. I dont cook either during the process. I only use a stick blender from the begining when i mix oils,glycerin and lye till i got a thick translucent paste and thats it. The...

yes. The wardrobe was closed. it didnt happen to all soaps. Only some of them...

Hello all! I ve made two batches of soap on March 2016. I went on vacation on July 2016 and the soaps seem fine so far... When i returned from holidays on August here is what i saw on my wardrobe... On the first two pics is a 100% olive oil pomace, (SF 5%) soap. It seems that it has gone...

Yes the lumps go away with a bit of water addition. I have used orange EO and Pine sylvestris EO and they didnt thicken soap, neither thin it. Of course there are many kind of them but i usually buy EO only from one supplier near my town... Thank you for your reply :)