Recent content by shawnynicole

Superfatting has never made a soap more gentle, in my experience, like I hear soapers say. A superfatted harsh soap is a harsh soap with extra oil. If I were to theory why the lemon juice made the soap more gentle, it would be that it balanced the pH. I do believe that some of it may have...

Yes! Using lemon juice makes a great bar of soap and works as a water softener. I used about 0.5 oz lemon juice per pound in my 100% coconut oil laundry and dish soap @ 0% superfat. Use your recipe as usual, maybe even discount the water a bit, then add the lemon juice at trace so that most...