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Thanks Kerry - I appreciate that :)

Good Morning :) I'm wondering if anyone has used Tonka bean oil in a soap recipe. (Not sure if it makes a difference I use Hot process) Will it turn the soap a dark brown like Vanilla does? And if so how do we prevent the soap from turning so dark.. I made a vanilla and ylang ylnag soap...

Thanks - Luckily I've come back to see if someone answered I was just about to add my lye I had to dump my lye solution - when I added the superfat it made the lye amount lower - thank you so much - I think you just saved me from a huge disaster:)

Hi you All, I would like to make a recipe with 10% Apricot Oil as my superfat. My question is: Do I add all my oil including the apricot to the lye claculator with 0% superfat? Then I will keep the 10% Apricot oil separately to add after the cook? Will all the lye be gone? Or will I still...

Thanks - I will post an update when it is cured abit more :) It was difficult to do the ZAP test - the Neem is really nasty on your tongue - I did it once then cook another 30 minutes just to be sure :)

I've made the Neem soap today - My daughter said it smell like peanut butter :) I wasn't sure if I was suppose to add the neem from the beginning or at the end so Added it kinda half-way through I was afraid the heat could cook out all the goodness of the neem.

Thank you all for your input and advice. I will make more than one soap for him. I know this will be a journey but one that is worth going on - Hope you all will have a Blessed day and happy soaping - I will post photo's of the recipes I make for him :)

Thank you so much - I appreciate your input and the recipe. I really feel sorry for him, because he have it on his knees, elbows and hands, he is a very sweet guy, and it make him self-conscious. And he often need to meet with new clients for work. So I hope with a good soap, lots of care and...

:) Maybe for the reader the topic morphed a bit - but for me I have learned a lot, I have ran each suggested recipe or change through the lye calculator - Then looked at the numbers again - see what changed and then trying to figure out which numbers show a better soap. The attachments will show...

Thanks for all the info. I will remove the argan I thought I was adding a tad bit of extra goodness. The superfat is set at 7% I Don't know what other fats to use and if it would be successful - I was playing with lard and crisco, but so far I've only used shea butter in my recipes. I have no...

Thanks - I eliminate the almond oil. I was wondering if I could melt the shea butter and keep half a side add with the essential oils just before I mold the soap? Maybe this will make it more moisturizing? This is the new numbers Neem Seed Oil 20 Shea Butter 25 Castor Oil 10 Coconut Oil, 76...

My friends suffer from severe eczema, it's really bad, so we were talking about creating a recipe that will take care of the problem without drying his skin out some more, but at the same time, leave a protection layer on his skin - and the only way I know to add good moisture is with lots of...

Thank you all for your in put on this - I truly appreciate it. :) This is the recipe I'm working on - I'm thinking adding using 4 oz of Essential Oil, (One ounce per pound) and use the Cold Processes method. I will also attach my "Homework" in this exercise I've learned that just a small...

Thanks :) I played around after reading the above information, using a spreadsheet to compare changes. I think I found some number I like, BUT *** I was wondering What will a experienced soap maker think when he/she look at these quality numbers: Soap Bar Quality Range Your Recipe...

Good Morning :) I'm trying wrap my little head about all the numbers is soap calc. I would like to have some guidelines or something when I look at these number - what will be a good number and what will be a number taking me back to the drawing board. Lauric 0 Myristic 0 Palmitic 0...