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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

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?

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...

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-...

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?

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

Hi guys! Can anyone give me alternatives to Palm Oil which can be used apart from Coconut Oil which will give the soap hardness? Any tips?

Natural Shampoo & Conditioner suggestion Hi I'm looking for some good recipes as well as procedure to make natural Shampoo & Conditioner for frizzy thin hair. Please share! Mainly looking for liquid shampoo recipe but ingredients used in cold processed soap

My soaps have cured for 3 weeks and having done the taste test they taste sour, no zap. Is it normal for them to taste that way or does it mean there is lye still in it?

Hi, I've come across many recipes in which few suggest adding additives to the oils before adding lye solution whereas others suggest adding at trace. Does it make any difference when you add the additives? Do the additives burn incase you add it with the oils and then pour lye solution in it?

Hi, I just started making soaps and was wondering how much benefits of the ingredients do you actually get from the soap? Example:Like tomato soap claims to remove tan. But does this benefit of tomato actually survive the saponification for us to reap it from the soap? Or are these just plain...

Hi Are gelled fruit soaps usable? And how long are they fine to use before they go moldy? I just made my first fruit CP soap. I pureed Papaya finely and added it to my traced soap and mixed.Poured it in my silicone mold and left it in front of the fan (without insulation). Yet my CP PAPAYA SOAP...