Recent content by TF3000

It does! But then it increases the water to compensate for the increase in lye, which defeats the purpose. I was hoping with the update it would be fixed but it doesn't appear to have been corrected.

I made a 5lb batch yesterday with my regular masterbatched oils, and 18 hours later, it was a brittle crumbly mess. My FO was fresh mint and eucalyptus from MWFC, and it both accelerated and riced. I stick blended the heck out of it and was able to get it into the mold. The only difference to my...

Oooo thank you! I feel like I would eat nothing but avocados if I had access to my own trees.

Thank you! I am still fairly new to soaping obviously. Thank you! I'll order some and try it! Btw I love your website and your youtube videos. You have been an incredible source of information for me and I really appreciate you!

RBO, grapeseed, and sunflower are the only 3 I haven't used. I keep hearing such great things about RBO. I didn't even think to look at fatty acid profiles😑. I'll look at those now!

Hello everyone. I have fallen in love with Avocado oil in my soaps, it just makes my bars better. I don't really know how to describe it. However, it is by far the most expensive oil in my recipe and I'd like to replace it with cheaper oil. I usually use it around 15-20%. My recipe is tallow...

Hello everyone! Recently my Mother asked me to make a soap that my grandmother made with "cornmeal in it that smelled like lemons". From my research I think this was gardeners hand soap. Has anyone used cornmeal as an exfoliant before? Is there anything in particular I need to be aware of? I'm...

Well, I messed up this batch. I was supposed to add 131 grams (30%) of olive oil but for some reason added 131 grams of coconut oil instead when coconut should have been 96 grams. When I realized my mistake, my exhausted and spaced-out brain thought, it's ok, subtract the extra coconut from the...

My shea butter is crumbly!! I usually heat my palm then add in my shea and heat just to melted. I’ll start making sure they both get to 150. Thank you!!

No these were cut with a sharp knife, unfortunately. I wish they were just bubbles!

Hello everyone! I would love some advice. I am on my 5th batch of CP soap and I’ve had all but two of my batches end up with stearic spots. I thought maybe I was soaping to cold since I also had a window cracked and I live in CO so this last time I blended my oils and lye when they were both...

Thank you for the advice! I think they are stearic spots because it passed the zap test and I've been soaping with my window open in Colorado in winter. Just tried a new batch at a higher temperature. I'm going to CPOP for less time. I used the orange and lemon EOs because I don't want to use...

Hello! I am new to CP soap making but have been lurking here for awhile. This is my 3rd CP batch, first time working with lard and shea butter. It looked fine when I finished it but when I went to cut it this morning the top is covered in white spots, they look like bubbles? I hit the mold on...