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Green spots have gone. Appreciate your help. @DeeAnna

Thanks for your reply. In my country Palm oil is not easily available. I think supplier has given me Palmolien since it didn't solidify in cooler temperature. Full ingredient list is attached. I used homemade oat milk & added it to oil before mixing lye. Mixed sugar in oil instead of mixing in...

Hi, I made a batch of soap after a while. Due to work I unmolded them after two days instead of one. Purchased Palm/Palmolien oil from a different source this time. A bit of sugar remained undissolved. Ingredients- 37% Olive pomace 19% Coconut 29% Palm 4% Castor 11% Rice bran What does these...

Thank You all for your response. @shunt2011 I didn't take into account the water content of fresh leaves, thanks for pointing it out. In my first bath soap I added 1 tbsp sugar per pound of oil, If I'm using coconut milk should I skip sugar ?

A couple of questions - 1. I want to add homemade coconut milk to my recipe using the split method. What should be the temperature of coconut milk? It is getting hot here hence I would be storing freshly prepared milk in fridge. 2. I want to include the leaves of Holy basil (Tulsi, Ocimum...

Thanks, Tribal groups have used Mahua oil (Mowrah Butter) discussed in this thread for making soap. I'm in touch with a supplier. I've also got my Olive oil shipment which I'll substitute for a bit of Rice Bran to diversify the fatty acid profile. Thanks, As mentioned by you I left ample...

Thanks Soapprentice, I used CO, rice Bran oil & castor oil with a bit of salt & sugar (33% lye concentration). I intend to use homemade coconut milk for my next bath soap . You are right about summers - it gets scorching hot. I plan to make CO laundry soap in evening as there is a slightly cool...

I've made my first soap. I was surprised by how quickly it reached trace, almost seized. Lye temperature was 95°F, oils - 100°F . Thanks Susie, I plan to avoid oils which leave an unpleasant odor. I have read few threads about 100% CO laundry soap overheating. Do I need to cool with an...

@earlene Mustard oil (Kachi Ghani) is slightly expensive compared to other cooking oils though all cooking oils are reasonably priced (1.15 - 2.4 USD per liter). An advantage of using mass-marketed cooking oils is availability of fresh stock. I have also read unfavorable remarks about Mustard...

@Susie Thanks, I plan to make 2-3 small batches with varying levels of Coconut oil & make a note when I use them. As I gain more experience I'll experiment with replacing water with milk, adding oatmeal etc to reduce the harshness. I have stocked up on a large quantity of organic cold-pressed...

@SheLion I should have provided more information, It will be a bath soap for dry/normal skin. @Steve85569 I'll go with 26% Coconut, 69% RBO, 5% Castor with 6% SF @Susie I have been using Soapcalc/Soapee for a week & tinkering with various parameters. All my calculations were done with...

Hi, I have been reading a bit & waiting for supplies to arrive. Availability of soap making supplies including oil is scare in my region (in India). As of now I have managed to procure coconut oil, rice bran oil & castor oil. I am not able to find a local or online source for Palm oil...

Thank You everyone ! Glad to have found this place.

Hi, I'm from India. I stumbled upon this forum while searching for homemade coconut laundry soap. After reading a bit I'll be attempting my first CP soap followed by the laundry soap. After browsing through 'Beginners forum' I came across basic parameters regarding the soap making process. I...