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    Hp soap and geling

    It has nothing to do with the feel of the soap on my skin. More like a triple pressed soap after it dried.
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    Hp soap and geling

    I hope I can explain the texture well. It is more pliant and pours easily into the mold. If that makes any sense. I will try the recipe again tomorrow and see if I get the same texture.
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    Hp soap and geling

    Thanks shunt2011 but it does have a different texture all together. I forgot my hp soap and later, the texture was entirely different. More like silky.
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    Hp soap and geling

    I am just wondering if there is anything like super-geling your soap? I can only think of one con and that is soap drying out. However, if you cover it well with Saran wrap to avoid water evaporation, should you worry about anything else? Thanks
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    Pouring solution in oil

    So I was distracted while making soap and instead of pouring my lye solution in my oils, I poured my oils in the lye solution. I was worried my soap will not turn out well but before I finished pouring the oils, the soap was nicely emulsified. I will not repeat it again but I was amazed how...
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    Charcoal and clay soap

    Well, I guess all I have is filtered water !! But it makes a good bar of soap. Thanks for the replies.
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    Charcoal and clay soap

    I do enjoy charcoal and clay in soaps. However, when I combine the two, I get an ugly color. My solution? I infused charcoal and clay in water for four weeks and had a clear solution. This gave me a very lovely white soap. If you decide to do this, be aware that charcoal will not readily...
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    Glycerin versus propylene glycol

    Thanks for all the replies. I went to the link given and found lots of helpful information. I have a lot of homework ahead of me.
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    Glycerin versus propylene glycol

    Shunt2011 I have been making soap for ages but my customers are requesting for lotion. I am trying to read all I can before I start. Any information Will be appreciated. Grace
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    Glycerin versus propylene glycol

    Why will some formulations use glycerin and others require propylene glycol or a mixture of both? Is one better than the other?
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    Bugs in my Shea Butter

    I will contact the company immediately. I am aware that Shea butter attracts ants especially. It might probably be during transit. By the way it is not true that unrefined Shea from any source is full of bugs. Grace
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    Should i give up?

    Oh DeAnne when I say the soap misbehaves, I mean it gets to be extremely hard. Just like using a high percentage of stearic acid. Funny enough, olive oil is the most expensive oil here so that is out. I use mostly coconut, pko, Shea, cocoa butter all easily available. This looks like I may have...
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    Should i give up?

    I have tried these numbers, unfortunately the soap misbehaves at a higher level of allanblackia (AB). The percentage to make a hard wonderful moisturizing soap is if it is used at less than one percent of oils. The only exception is transparent soap where more than 40% makes a hard bar...
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    Should i give up?

    We speak English in Ghana. I can check for the French name if available but we have about four local names. This is a big tree in the forest and the pod has to fall on the ground before you can collect. It is not mature if still on the tree. Craig I will send a message to find out how many...
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    Should i give up?

    Thanks for your reply Lunaskye. The point is that I am in Ghana where the seeds are extremely abundant. I have been working with Adubobuor et al who you linked with. They are more into food sciences so when it comes to cosmetics, they have no clue. I am still giving them most of my observations...
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    Should i give up?

    I am trying to get the saponification value for a fat that is not on any soap calculator. Allanblackia fat acts like no other fat so all the saponification values I tried were by scientists who are not soap makers and are more interested in its use in food. Unilever uses it in margarine. I...
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    Shea butter + ? Soap

    Malian, I am not sure if lard will be a good option for you due to religious issues in our part of the world. However 40% Shea 50% palm kernel oil and 10% andiroba oil( carapa oil) makes a wonderful high lather soap. Grace
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    Free fatty acid

    Thanks nglan. You have given me a starting point. I am going to ask all these questions. I never thought to ask questions about free fatty acids of the oils I buy.
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    Free fatty acid

    Someone wanted to sell me a lot of vegetable oil. Her claim is that it has a low free fatty acid. Is this good or bad ? Will this be good for soapmaking? Thanks for your usual help. Allane
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    Over-cooked soap

    Hello Irishlass, this is exactly what I meant but unable to express myself well ( English being a third language). At least I feel good knowing that I am not the only one who makes soap this way. Thanks everyone for your imput. Grace
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