Recent content by SOR Sam

Great recipe! I made it last night and it worked like a dream. It set very quickly (~18 hours) and has a very nice lather. I started to blend at a little higher temperature (~124 degrees F/51 degrees C) as that seems to work better with my oils. As seen in the picture, it is a nice creamy...

@Zany, I appreciate the recipe. I produce olive oil here I CA and have been looking for a good recipe to use on my seasonal leftovers (perfectly good oil, just didn't get sold before the next season.) One reaction to your comments about oil… the adulteration risk comes from imported EVOO to the...

I hope someone else corrected this down the chain (still reading through the 35 pages of comments), but 32ozs of water weighs 907.2 grams, not 1000 grams…

Thank you for the helpful reply! I will try the next batch this weekend. I am an olive oil producer and am trying to find a way to use my excess oil...

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Hello, I am working on making a good Castillo soap. It works well and it is nice and creamy. But the bars have developed a weird white layer. Can anyone give me some advide on what I am doing wrong? I used soapcalc to get the recipe right, then blended the heck out of it with an immersion...

Thanks, I will try that Can you call it castille at 70% EVOO? You all rock, by the way. Very helpful community. sam

Can you press the top of soap? Like put an insert inside the mold top with a weight on it? Maybe for 3-4 hours?

Got it, thanks. I am looking for pure castille soap I think. I am an olive oil producer and am looking for something to do with my oil when it expires. I have 50 gallons to experiment with... I made up 1 recipe that was 70% EVOO, 22.5% coconut oil, and 7.5% Shea butter. 6% superfat. Curious to...

Oh, that’s not what I had read. What is the reason for the longer cure of castille soap? What happens if you use it earlier?

Thanks for the response. Mostly it is because I am impatient and wanted to try my soap sooner than the 4-6 week cure. And just experimenting with different techniques.

Hello, I am a novice soap maker with just a few batches under my belt And am new to this forum. I am making Castille soap and made my first batch of HP soap earlier this week. My problem is the texture of the bars. They seem to have lots of divots and holes, as shown in the photo. Is this...