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    TFM of soap ?

    What would the TFM of the soap be if My current formula of soap is: Olive oil -54gm Shea butter-15gm Coconut oil -25gm Castor oil-6gm Superfatted -6% Water:Lye-2:1 Essential oils-4gm Sugar-3gm added in lye solution
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    Liquid soap harsh on skin?

    Hi, I was recently told by someone that soaps made with potassium hydroxide is very harsh to the skin in comparison to a sodium hydroxide soap which is safe. Is this true and has anyone experienced this?
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    Help with soap formula

    Thanks Irishlass . What is the concentration of lye solution that you made this soap with?
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    Help with soap formula

    Are there any other oils apart from Avocado & Sunflower , which may improve the conditioning effect without compromising on the hardness?
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    Help with soap formula

    3% sugar of what? Yes I am vegan and an animal activist hence choose not to use animal products or by-products. If I want to improve the conditioning factor, Will superfatting the soap more than 5% cause DOS? How can I at least try to prevent that from happening? Also isn't a higher superfat...
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    Help with soap formula

    I can't use lard or tallow as i want to make a vegan soap. Don't want to use palm as it may not be sourced ethically. Is there any other oils I can try or additives maybe? I want my soap to be more conditioning and produce more lather. I'm happy with the hardness I'm getting with the current...
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    Help with soap formula

    Hi everyone, I needed help in making my soap formula better. I can use only the below oils/butter or add additives to it ( preferably natural) and make change in the percentages so that the soap can produce more lather be equally hard yet be conditioning, also avoid DOS? At the most I can...
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    Lye Heavy Soap paste ???

    First batch I zap tested around 5 times over the period of cooking. The lye was so heavy that my finger tip started getting cracks. Now after rebatching just getting soap taste. But seems like after using the soap is slightly drying on skin in spite of adding 10% GLYCERIN during dilution.
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    Lye Heavy Soap paste ???

    Thanks guys for all ur help. I just zap tested the soap there is no zap.
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    Lye Heavy Soap paste ???

    Can I add more than 328gm olive oil so that I can get a superfat of 3%? Also can I put the soap vessel on direct heat on a stove top or do the double boiler?
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    Lye Heavy Soap paste ???

    Can I rebatch the lye heavy paste?
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    Lye Heavy Soap paste ???

    I use the SAPONIFY app to calculate the measures. For 100gm of these oils it recommended 21gm of KOH. But with my trial and error I homed in on the 57% NAOH & 43%KOH that forms a paste which when diluted gives me a gel consistency. Shouldn't the NAOH be greater than KOH considering the 57:43 ratio?
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    Lye Heavy Soap paste ???

    Yes I did a zap test and I literally burnt the tip of my tongue off!
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    Lye Heavy Soap paste ???

    I have made this formula about 10 times earlier with no problems but today This is my 2nd batch and except for change in the brand of oil that I buy there has been no changes in the formula. Can anyone tell me what's wrong?? Yet the paste is very lye heavy. Olive Oil= 972gm Coconut Oil-...
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    Adding fruit to make soap paste?

    I'm adding powder form food coloring
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    Adding fruit to make soap paste?

    When do I add the colour? No matter what colour I add the soap still has that brownish look.
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    Adding fruit to make soap paste?

    Hi, I want to make fruit liquid soaps. At what point do I add the fruit juice? Currently I'm adding it while blending the oil-lye mixture. Is there a better time to add?
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    Soap paste use directly?

    But does the soap paste lather well?
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    Soap paste use directly?

    Is it safe to use soap paste on body and face? If it's made from Olive/ rice bran oil or any skin nourishing oil.
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    Soap paste use directly?

    Can soap paste made from potassium hydroxide be used directly instead of turning it into liquid soap?
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