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Hello all! I was wondering if it was possible to use only sodium cocoyl isethionaye and cocamidopropyl in a Shampoo bar. I'll be adding in other things as well, like BTMS 50 and a few nourishing oils, but would it be possible to only use those two things as my surfactants? I really want to stay...

Just an update, I did end up trying to rebatch it. It was for a father's day soap and so I was starting to get pressed on time to get a good cure in. I have yet to unmold or frankly even tough the mold because I'm worried I wasn't able to save it 😂 After rebatching and molding, it was still...

Thank you! I'll definitely concider that when making soap with anything in it.

It was probably closer to 1/4 a cup( still probably too much though) I didn't really measure, just sprinkled until it looked like the amount of scrubby-ness I wanted. But no, I've never added oatmeal to anything before. I originally was going to use pumice sand but that didn't arrive in time...

Thank you, I was worried about that. Should I let it be or should I melt it down and try to rebatch it? I've made hot process soap before and I'd assume it's the same process once the soap "melts" down?

About, yes. That was the water amount given by the calculator I use, I think it's called The Sage but it was the maximum amount to use. I'm just wondering if I should try to rebatch it or if it will eventually dry out enough to use.

Crisco is a soybean palm oil mix, and on the calculator I use Crisco is an option to choose. I did use the full amount of water, I believe it was something like 4-6 ounces and I used the full 6. Coconut oil is the one that's solid at room temp and is the same brand I always use. I honestly have...

Sodium hydroxide, 33% solution

8 oz Crisco 4 oz Canola 4 oz of coconut oil 5% superfat. I let my oils and lye water sit until they reach probably 90 degrees F or so. Stick belended until emulsion, added in colorents ( dispursed in about 2 teaspoons of the oil, I didn't add any extra oils, just discounted from the recipe)...

I know that a cure of 4 weeks minimum is recommend but my soap is not just soft, but sticky. I noticed it felt really spongy, dry on the outside but very soft in the middle. So I broke open a sample bar and it's very gooey in the middle. It's not my recipe because it's the same one I've used for...

I think SoapCalc was making me a little obsessed with getting numbers in the perfect range and have learned pretty quickly that those numbers are just suggestions 😂 I love a mix of creamy and bubbly lather so by the sounds of everyone's experience with lard and Tallow, I'll try to come up with a...

Will Tallow lend enough cleansing ability to use as a more gentle coconut oil substitute? Coconut oil tends to really dry my skin out, even if I use it in a very small percentage and I've been trying to find something that will be gentle on my skin yet still has a good amount of cleansing ability.

Hello everyone! I've used lard in soap before ( store bought) and it's made one of my all time favorite bars of soap, so I was very excited when my nextdoor neighbor who has cows offered to give me some of the fat to make Tallow. So which does everyone prefer in soap and why? Is there anything...

I'm not sure if this was already mentioned but as someone who is studying to become a holistic consultant, they can market like this as long as they also have a disclaimer. For example, " oatmeal is know to soothe the skin... I am not claiming to treat, prevent, or cure any illnesses, consult...

I'm definitely willing to try using surfactants and such, there's just so many out there and the ones I've herd good things about have been quite pricy. If you have good, affordable, and still natural suggestions or a simple recipe as I've never used anything like that before, I'd definitely...