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    Just looking for suggestions/opinions

    Maybe Rice bran or Olive oil instead of Palm oil?
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    Soaping with unknown oil

    @shmaria Hi! About the palm oil, different brands give different results. The one in yellow bag with Palmolein written all over it causes soap to seize. It sort of sets in the pot. So you might want to avoid that in your first attempt. Just go for any other brand like Ruchi Gold etc. As for the...
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    Planning my first soap!

    Thanks Susie, I actually tried my first milk soap today. And I was wondering if I should have adjusted the lye.. Luckily I go with the Soapcalc defaults : 5% superfatting, 38% concentration etc., so no harm!!
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    Planning my first soap!

    @snappyllama What percentage do you superfat milk soap? I ask because milk contains some fat, unlike water. Lye calculators calculate lye with water as solvent without accounting for the milk fat.
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    My first soap

    @Snappyllama Thanks! This one was also difficult getting out of the mold, hence I thought about the hard oils. Thanks about the weight tip, that'll really give me some idea about the curing process. @topofmurrayhill Thanks! You're probably right, Coconut oil freezes only in Dec-Jan where I...
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    My first soap

    Hi all! While I am waiting on some of my supplies, I decided to have a go once I had my SB, digital scale and thermometer. I made a hot process soap (using double boiler method) with the following: Olive 25% Palmolein 30% Coconut 20% Castor 5% Sunflower 15% Kokum butter 5% I used...
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    Soap/Lye Calculators; A guide

    Hi! The lye that I am ordering is 98.5% pure. Will it do? IF so what changes should I make to the recipes since most assume 100% pure lye? I use SoapCalc.
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    My first Loaf

    Hey Sudsly, your soap looks great. White and creamy!!
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    Hello Everyone

    Thanks a lot for the welcome, friends!!:) I am still waiting for the stuff like thermometer etc. from amazon and trying to figure out how to get hold of lye. Didn't know the rules were so strict here in India. But I'm trying....
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    Hello Everyone

    Hi! I came across a blog on handmade soaps and that got me interested in soapmaking. While gathering info on the net, I came across this wonderful forum!. Hope to learn from you all! Cheers:)
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