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I read through the abundance of wine soap threads on the forum, but there are about as many techniques as there are threads, lol. And most are for CP. I'm planning on HP-ing a batch, subbing part of the water with some boiled (and cooled) red wine. I figure I have several options: -Add the lye...

Thank you all again for the responses. I most likely will NOT try adding powdered goat milk to HP after the cook. :p After looking around on the webz, on the subject of lactic acid, I found this https://www.ultimatehpsoap.com/post/reader-question-liquid-lactic-acid-in-soap I know nothing...

Ah, I didn't realize powdered goat milk doesn't contain lactic acid. My objective was only to increase fluidity a bit; I'm currently out of yogurt, but have the goat milk, hence my question. Apparently, soured/fermented dairy contains the most lactic acid (which totally makes sense, lol), so I...

Hot Processors - Can adding powdered goat milk at the end of cook increase fluidity similar to yogurt? I'm up for trying it, but wanted to ask if anyone knew or has tried it. TIA

Thank you all. :)

Hi everyone. I've been a soaper and a board lurker for about 4 years. I made my first post the other day, and figured I'd better head to the introduction thread. My name is Tara. I have a degree in Chemistry and worked in a Chemistry forensic crime lab way back when. I quit when my second kiddo...

Yes, that's what I meant; I didn't explain it well. Thank you for all the great info.

This makes so much sense, thank you! So, I guess if the calculators calculate lye discount, that number (if using a combo of oils) is most likely NOT equal to the SF number? Since I've never tried SF-ing with a specific oil, I've never really though about it. Again, thank you for the...

I will check out Soapee, thanks! Good point. I only HP, but have never tried SF-ing by adding it after the cook. Thank you for your reply!

I think, due to differing SAP values of oils, calculating superfat in order to leave a specific fat unsaponified (which only makes sense in HP I know), can be calculated by: Superfat = 1 - x/y where x is the amount of lye needed to saponify the base recipe (without the SF oils) at 0% SF, and y...