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Its been a year or so since my last soap making project. Could not find my best formula so I made up one best I could. Water...........14.1 oz Lye.................6.31 oz Avocado Oil 5.00 oz 12.82% Olive Oil - Pure 10.00 oz 25.64% Coconut Oil 24.00 oz 61.54% Coast soap...

I think I'm going to put it in with regular oil. My temps at processing are around 85 degrees so I don't I'll lose much fragrance due to heat. I'm also planning on NOT using the blender. Just a quik whisk. Having an epidural injection in 30 minues due to inflamed lower back with 5 herniated...

Thing is, when I added mry FO the first time, I had enough to barely stir it before it stiffened right up. The second time with the double batch, it locked up solid what the FO was added. I used a spatula to get it out and halfway smooth it out.

Currently Im just using olive and coconut oils. found out that the FO is in a "carrier" oil. maybe I'll try my good recipe and add the FO with the oil. Keep everything the same and use the blender cautiously. Maybe a litte more hard whisk.

"I" think if I',m to continue using what I have as it does smell JUST like coast soap, is to put it in the oil and maybe cut back just a smidge on my lye so it doesn't react quite as fast. Thoughts??

So I made my second batch of coast soap. doubled it this time. Went to just before it started to trace added the FO and it locked up 90% solid!!!! Almost didn't get it into the mold fast enough. Got to come up with a different plan.

I was thinking the same thing this morning with the bacon fat I have for frying eggs for my wife and I in the mornings. I have probably a 4 pound container and could save more since my wife cooks @ 2 lbs every Sunday for the week. Not sure I want bacon smelling soap???

Since FO is an oil, why wouldn't you add it with the total oil? It would seem that then it would cut down on problems adding it at trace.

Yesterday during several lulls at work I was putting in numbers in the calculator. Currently I'm limited to my oils: Olive Coconut 76 Lard Castor Tallow(soon sometimes this week) Shea butter(the only thing that saved my cracked heels) Avocado I think I really may try this one next. I like...

With my GRAND expertise of 1 batch, I added it to the container and zeroed the scale before adding the other. POPPED IT IN THE MICROWAVE FOR @45 seconds . When it came out just a little coconut was left and I stirred it in. Temp was 98 degrees

I'm thinking Kahlua!! reduce some Kahlua to rid it of the alcohol and make it more of a think goop. Add some used grounds for scrubbing power and effect

It really does.

Just cut it this morning. Got six bath size bars for Deb

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. The temp was about 95 F. I brought the lye/water down from 184 to 100 pdq another 20 or so should be easy. btw....was that the best place to add FO?