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That's what I thought - we cure our soap to allow it to become milder and to evaporate the water and make a harder bar. When I think of raw soap, I think of the batter before the saponification process has completed, which would be pretty harsh. I have found some people calling CP soap Raw Soap...

During a recent trip to a gigantic craft show, I bought a couple of soaps for comparison sake to mine, and for research into labeling. One of them was very poorly labelled so I went to the web site to see if it was better there. Under the FAQ's I found this: " Because, the XXXX XXXX® is all...

Pretty colours Dahila!

Mixed Lye with vinegar for the first time, to make shampoo bar tomorrow - it got *amazingly* hot. Have to think about what to scent it with since I don't know if vinegar smell will be in the final bar. Made embeds for bath bombs Did a cost sheet for bath bombs Made labels. Realized I need to...

I haven't ordered from Mad Oils so I can't comment. However, I have used Mica's from Nurture and LOVE them. They mix in beautifully and the colours are quite true to the colour displayed on their website. Because we are ordering from Canada, we are paying a bit of a premium due to the current...

Thanks Deeanna, I will use factor .55, I was pretty sure that it would be different from the NaOH number, and I appreciate the reasoning behind your answer and since none of the caveats apply, should be accurate enough. I am now working through your soapy tutorials .... very informative!

Thank you ! I have been trying to find the answer to this for weeks and it took you guys no-time at all to answer. I am making hot process soap paste with the KOH For cp soap I have been using (NaOH/40)/3*92 which works out to lye x .77 (which calculation I got off the internet but it may have...

Can anyone tell me what the formula is for working out what percentage yields there are for water and glycerin when you use Potassium Hydroxide to make soap rather that Sodium Hydroxide? Is it the same? I need to know so that I can put ingredients on my labels in the right order. Thanks in...