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    Candle wick help

    here are a few ideas for you you can do a cross ( with wood wick ) and that burns in a round circle( you would have to adjust the wick size) or play around with your waxes to get to the right melting point ( learn your wax melting points) and the average melting point of them mixed( can do...
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    Ugh, I think I ruined my silicone mold

    I actually saturate them in bleach to remove all colors. it works for me for now. I cant garuenttee it doesn't effect or ruins the mold. ... but if you believe its gone bad ...what the heck..
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    Tests of LS made with Glycerin-Water vs Water-only lye solutions

    I wonder as well. by the way . are there any other ways to thicken LS? lets say...adding glycering? or any other ingredients...ie TEA (TriEphyleAmine)? I will try it..if it is allowed in Alcogel...it probably would be allowed in soap if it worked
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    my liquid soap is super clear but has PH of 14!!! what did I do wrong?

    Well personally I wouldn't sell anything less then perfect :-) but I will experiment on it. I did take a shower with it and it doesn't have any harsh effect. I m puzzled. Will try what you guys offered here and will report back :) And I do eat a lot of spicy food🤣
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    my liquid soap is super clear but has PH of 14!!! what did I do wrong?

    Did the zap test twice! On the paste and a piece melted in water. Wierd! But I will take everyone advice and dilute it with oils and etc it sit a bit . Will post my results. Thanks for everyone's replies. I m starting to think I signed that my log is 90%pure...while it actually isn't and...
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    my liquid soap is super clear but has PH of 14!!! what did I do wrong?

    ok. I added the formula in a picture ( olive 45% coconut 20%,castor 15%, palm oil 15%(don't hate me) , palm kernel( don't hate me even more)). my soap came super clear. but the PH tested 14!!! can I reduce the ph somehow? without loosing clarity? how can I add EO without loosing clarity...
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    How to lower the pH of liquid castile soap?

    thannks for the reply. well I will go get some borax tommorow and will try. thanks for the reply. i might have used too much. but then I tried a bit ,,,and even a bit changed the clarity. sure will do that and add some pics
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    How to lower the pH of liquid castile soap?

    without clouding it? I have tried citric acid..... it clouded it and made some of it separate and become white... would essential oil and oils do any good?
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    How to lower the pH of liquid castile soap?

    mmm...before putting a post up, I will try to revive this post. so I just made my frist super clear liquid soap...realy, so happy with it...but then I checked the ph was 14 .what should I do? how can I reduce it without clouding it?
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    help. why is this happening?

    can you tell me what in the blend? or the manufacture keeps it as a secret?
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    help. why is this happening?

    well , everything here is chines made... so I am trying to go on that notion to have more natural candles, though paraffin here is fairly cheap. around 1 usd per 1 pound. ( 1/2 a kg) and soy is 4 times as much , I should ask the manufacture for an analysis sheet and check it out.
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    help. why is this happening?

    hi hi......wow. thank you for the effort putting in it! sorry wasn't here for afew days. been sitting around caffes now that the lockdown has been removed. any way. thank you for the time taking to experiment on this. so now I figure my soy wax is fully hydroginated. ok...well was super...
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    help. why is this happening?

    the problem is that it is a Lavender EO....so I guess raising the pouring temp would hurt the smell . I actually never checked completely the evaporating temperature of the oil itself...but knowing a bit perfumery.. lavender that is not synthetic would have more than 100 molecules that some for...
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