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Well I think it is a good price. LOL. 50lbs for $32.56 + shipping (which was $17.00 to me here in MI). Lard

Just for the heck of it I am going to make the initial paste with one half of the KOH and after dilution (which I assume will be much quicker), I will keep the mixture hot and add the remaining KOH the recipe calls for. Maybe it has been done before, I don't know.......maybe it is CRAZY.....I...

DeAnna uses 2 parts glycerin added to the KOH mixed solution that was dissolved in an equal amount of water first. Has anyone ever tried, from the start, just adding the 2 parts glycerin to the 1 part water first........then adding the KOH to that combined mixture? ETA: Oh, and using DeAnna's...

Not a sale but $40.00 for 3 gallons of rice bran oil. (Price includes shipping from Amazon.) https://www.amazon.com/Riceland-Turkey-Fry-Oil-Gallon/dp/B00SQ1GVIK/ref=sr_1_17?dchild=1&keywords=Rice+bran+oil&qid=1583409865&sr=8-17

I cannot go to the Soapers Choice because its certificate is invalid.....my computer won't allow me to go to the site where I buy all my oils...…..is anyone else having this problem?

Because I am an idiot and lost my recipe I need to know if I can use the Soapee calculator and use those ratios? I make it with 100 percent glycerin and water is only used after trace to dilute into the final liquid soap. Any info or a link would be GREATLY appreciated.

Has anyone ever tried dextrose powder to increase lather? Thanks for any info.

How do you guys rate it? Do I just use the lard brand choice in Soap Calc, etc., when computing the amount of NaOH for the recipe? I have always bought my lard from a place about 35 miles from my house but I don't feel like driving that far for the last box of lard I will need this winter...

So, yesterday I am making a batch of soap and just before putting in the lye water I decide to start a pot of boiled rice. I got a can of chicken broth opened and start pouring...........I start hearing crackling sounds.............it is the pot of heating soap oils that I am pouring the...

I forgot to dissolve the 1TBL PPO of sugar in the water before mixing with the lye. So, for the first time ever, I put the sugar in the oil and mixed it all up. Everything looked fine........I use the double boiler method..........set the flame on simmer so to keep it at a low boil like...

My wife has two friends that want to learn how to make soap. I want them to learn the cold process way but I do the old double boiler type of hot process way. Could any of you please link me to a video that is a good way for a beginner to learn the fundamentals that I can forward to my...

I'd appreciate if all of you could give me ideas on what scent to use to accentuate the soap I make with laurel berry oil at 20-30 percent. Without any scent the soap smells similar to pine/evergreen. Any thoughts on what would accentuate and go well with that type of smell, along with a...

I cannot remember or find the percentage we use when replacing the water percentage in soap calc when using glycerin. Is it 25 percent? Also I have some powdered SL.........can I just put a couple of tablespoons into the water when diluting and boiling to dissolve the glycerin soap? Thanks...

What are good oils for liquid soap? I'll be using the glycerin method. Thanks for any opinions.

What do all of you think of this oil.........good price and I am located close enough that shipping isn't horrendous. Thanks for any info. http://www.webstaurantstore.com/zero-trans-fat-donut-fry-shortening-cube-50-lb/101SHTDNTZTF.html

Been soaping for 40 years but I still make BIG boo boos now and then.......LOL!! Well here goes............Soapers Choice sent me 10 lbs of Cocoa Butter in a box instead of Babassu Oil like I ordered. I, like an IDIOT, did not notice this and used a lot of it in a LARGE batch. The recipe...

Ok, I do the double boiler HP method (not really pertinent to this question but just to let you know). I am making an "expensive oil" soap using up babassu and laurel fruit oil for about 48 bars of soap (each batch is 48 ounces of oil). Recipe: Babassu - 10oz Laurel Fruit Oil - 8oz...

My usual recipe is: 20 percent CO (10 oz.) 42 percent Lard or Tallow (20 oz.) 30 percent Olive Pomace (14 oz.) 8 percent Castor (4 oz.) My wife bought a few containers of Walmart GV Shortening and said it is mainly tallow.......I searched this forum and read the label and she is right from...

I've noticed that alot of people like the black colored soaps. If you don't mind a very, very dark brown/red type of soap here's what I make alot of the time. In batches of 48 ounces of oil, I use (1) about 10 percent pine tar and (2) add one heaping tablespoon of pygeum bark powder. (The...

Been making hot processed soap for many, many years but just found this site. (I learned how to make the old style lard soap from my grandparents many, many years ago when I was a kid. I did the "grunt" work for them like filtering fat, etc.) Alot of good info. here! I never knew of the...