Search results

i have been swamped with non soap work, and afk for a while. We are in the process of moving, so my soap making is at a stand still.. all i have been able to do is M&P. the (poss) new house has a basement with a sink and hot plate area and area for storage, so im excited about that...

Question about weight to volume: I plan on making a evoo coc76 castor combo, but unsure how much evoo I should buy (volume wise)? I want to make a 3lb batch, with evoo 70% coco 25% and castor 5% with a superfat of 5%. how much evoo should I buy for the batch, and when should I add the...

When curing your cp soaps, can you use baking racks? like like this or something else like brown paper bags on reg shelf.

I know i have been pestering you all for a while now about my impending evoo/coconut with castor oil superfat recipe, but im wondering about the mold. I want to make a 3 lb batch and use a pvc pipe for the mold to make round soaps. (33% water disc through the soap calc) if i pour it into...

Looking for some pet friendly cp soap recipes? Something that naturally repels fleas, and smells good for my 4 legged best friend!

hope everyone and their family and friends are ok. my prayers go out to the people affected by the fires and floods. dalz

I have been toying and talking about making my first batch of cp. im trying to iron out the last few details. I need some assistance. I have a pvc pipe, 2ft long, 3 in diam opening. I want to make a 75 evoo, 25 coconut 76 and 5% castor oil. I want to make a 3lb batch. I hear the...

i got some sp wax from soapers choice, some honeysuckel eo, jars and wicks to match jar size. can I just melt the wax, add eo, then pour into the wicked jars then let cool?

As I have mentioned before I plan on making a 75%EVOO 20% coco 76, and 5% castor oil soap (my first cp batch) I plan on using a 3'' pvc pipe for a round bar. My question is can I sub the water for green tea. Can I use 100% of the water as a green tea infusion? I dont plan on coloring the...

Safflower (high olec) question! I am looking for a good recipe, to use this oil in. I am going to be making a 70evoo 20coco76 10castor batch which will be my first batch. I will not be using safflower oil in this batch. but: I have 16 fl oz of safflower high olec oil. I dont want...

I am still a bit confuzzled about the 'gel' stage of CP. These are the questions rolling around in my head: 1. Why would one prevent it? 2. Why would one prefer it? 3. What is the benefit? 4. What is the downfall? 5. How do I prevent it? 6. How do I encourage it? 7...

I was wondering if its possible to pour a cp patch into mini molds. I want to take the bulk of my soap and use the standard loaf, then cut. But can I pour some of the 'batter' into a silicone mold (ice cube size mini bars) for samples? then just wrap the whole lot, let set for 24 -48 hrs?

I have been playing around with the soap calc and have a question on: Water as % of Oils 38 I was thinking of trying (for my first batch a 75%EVOO, 20%Coconut76, 5% castor oil batch with a 5% disc. question 1: can i use the calc with a superfat 5% and add the castor at trace or should...

ok playing around on the soap calc. what do you think of a soap recipe EVOO 75% COCO76 20% castor oil 5% breaks down in grams: 344.73g H20 124.68g Lye 680.40 EVOO 181.40 COCONUT 76 045.40 Castor Oil 2lb batch 27 hardness 13 cleansing 69 conditioning 18 bubls 18 cream...

I am thinking of trying a 100% EVOO batch. This will be my first batch, but I have some quick questions. Would you recommend this as a first batch ( i know it will take a while to trace and a while to cure) I have a stick blender, so i should be ok. I do not plan on adding any color. I am...

what is your average/normal size bar? I want to make several molds for CP soap, I was thinking of 4" wide by 3" tall and 1" deep- per bar. How long should I make the mold, 12 inches? that way i can get 12 bars at 1" each. do you have average specs for a 1lb, 2lb and 4lb batch...

Would it be possible to make a black tea infusion with tea bags, then take the tea and use it as the H2O in a recipe? any ideas or suggestions on how this would turn out or if it would be 'nasty'? thanks, Dalz

I saw a recipe for castile it was 40 oz olive oil 5 oz lye 14 oz H2O does this sound right and what type of bar would it make?

I poured some m&p soap tonight into rose shaped molds. I had a heck of a time getting the soap out of the molds. 2 of the molds cracked (the edge of the plastic was beveled so it snapped when it bent. Is it normal for the soap to be so difficult to get out of MP molds. Is there anything i can...

This may seem like a silly question, but I was wondering for CP soaps, after you pour your soap from the pot into the mold, do you rinse your pot and clean it in the sink manually or throw all the equipment used into the dishwasher? spatula, pots, measuring cups, oily pots - seems like it would...