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  1. emi

    Pink LS!

    I should add that the LS recipe itself was from "Carrie's" LS recipe posted by IrishLass with immaculate instructions . I love and have used it exclusively since I discovered it!
  2. emi

    Pink LS!

    Yeah I splurged on those EOs for sure, but what a treat with some of them being such unusual scents I'd never even heard of! It was a company recommended on this forum by a "senior" soaper. It may have been IrishLass. They do get cheaper the more weight you buy. The parsley herb scent is hard...
  3. emi

    Pink LS!

    It's actually gotten a little deeper in color just in the last couple days. (Pic attached) it's like a neon pink against the white sink! The first pic was the very next day after I mixed in the EOs with equal part PS80 and meadowfoam oil for SF. And suttocide preservative. But all those other...
  4. emi

    Pink LS!

    Both bottles have the same LS! I've made it dozens of times and always just yellow like the right one using various EOs. The only difference between the 2 bottles are their EOs. The yellow one has lemongrass EO and Eucalyptys EO. The pink one has Parsley herb EO, lavender EO, lemongrass EO. Isnt...
  5. emi

    Is this mold in my LS?!

    Thank you DeeAnna! I feel like I was let in on a trade secret with this suttocide. I wouldve never known about it without your recommendation!
  6. emi

    Is this mold in my LS?!

    That makes perfect sense to me. My suttocide arrived and I'm ready to dilute! I'm going to always use a preservative for my LS from here on out. So if I do.... does that mean I can dilute all my paste all at once?! 😆
  7. emi

    Is this mold in my LS?!

    The only ones I know of off the top of my head that will work are Suttocide and Liquid Germall Plus. The LGP is an off-label use for pH typical for liquid soap -- I think the manufacturer says up to pH 8 -- but a cosmetic chemist at Chemist's Corner or Making Skincare (again off the top of my...
  8. emi

    Is this mold in my LS?!

    Oooh this is very good to know. I forgot about that. Thank you. I wasn't surprised to find from a quick google search I just did that the one I have, Germaben II, is only up to 7.5. I'll get some pH strips too to test the new LS batch I'll be making to know what I'm dealing with. I should know...
  9. emi

    Is this mold in my LS?!

    Thank you for replying DeeAnna! The white/clear one with that white fluffy cloudy stuff on the bottom is on the inside in the soap. That one is a 100% CO 0%SF LS that's maybe 2 years old though so I should throw it out anyway. I clearly don't really use it often enough either. I used to use it...
  10. emi

    Is this mold in my LS?!

    Thank you all for your replies. I'll definitely throw it out and this time use the preservative I have. I'm just having a hard time believing that mold grew in just 3 months! And yes, I'll stop being lazy and dilute as I go. 😞
  11. emi

    Is this mold in my LS?!

    I just noticed today that one of my jars of LS has a thin film at the bottom of what looks like blackish mold! It is Carrie's LS recipe (from IrishLass) I made in early May, only 3 months ago. It was made from scratch and diluted right away, kept in mason jars under my sink since. It has only...
  12. emi

    Salt Soap Info Search

    Thank you so much for this. I'm all about following the math so I really appreciate the breakdown. I've only made brine soap twice before. The first one was a total disaster and shattered everywhere. (I think I probably made the mistake of following a salt bar recipe but made brine soap!). The...
  13. emi

    Salt Soap Info Search

    KOH for CP? Wow I've never heard of doing that. Is that to combat the hardness? I once made brine soap that just completely shattered when I tried to cut them so I had to lower the salt amount. I don't even know how I'm seeing recipes saying 100% salt. How is that even possible? Does that mean...
  14. emi

    Salt Soap Info Search

    Interesting! So you mean the clay helps to keep the EOs in the soap? I'm going to try that. 1tsp per lb? When you say "35%" salt, does that mean 35% of the amount of water? If so, how much water do you use for brine soap? Do you calculate water amount by lye concentration or water to oil ratio?
  15. emi

    Is cloudy LS such a bad thing?

    Does anyone know how much poly 80 should be added when superfatting or adding EO after LS is made? The recipe had 3% SF built into it then I followed these instructions for adding extra SF and EO at the end. Meadowfoam oil (MO) at 3% of LS Poly 80 at 3% of meadowfoam oil (why only 3%??) EO...
  16. emi

    How to make TetraEDTA in 39% solution

    Sorry for the late reply! Yes, I just added the DiEDTA into the lye water with the appropriate amount of lye to convert it. I can't remember the exact numbers but in terms of process that is what I did. But honestly it's impossible for me to tell if it "worked"! It was for a liquid soap recipe...
  17. emi

    100% CO LS: thickness, dilution, and volcanoes

    A CP you "intended" for LS. Interesting! Does that mean you used NaOH? How did you do it? My recipe was: refined CO 100% 500g KOH (It says "84%-92% purity, so I plug into calc at 88% purity) 142g lye concentration 33.3% (which is about 58% liquid to oil) 292g liquid glycerin -...
  18. emi

    100% CO LS: thickness, dilution, and volcanoes

    Dearest Soapers, I just wanted to share my recent LS experience and ask if anyone has any input on thickening and dilution, and CO LS uses in general. So here's my volcano. I'm pretty sure everything was just too hot. I returned the spilled paste back into the crock pot to try to cook it a...
  19. emi

    Dishwashing LS

    Thanks for your reply! I want to try your recipe next. I've never thought to make a -1%SF LS! I bet that cuts through the toughest grease! I also don't care about how it looks. I just want it to work. I"m gonna try my CO soap and then try yours. But what is GSO? I looked it up on the acronym...
  20. emi

    Dishwashing LS

    Thank you and sorry for my endless questions! I'm going to try my left over 100% CO 0%SF oil soap for dishwashing by sponge (not in a sink full of soapy water). And I'll add more PS80 drop by drop into my LS on a scale to see if it'll clear up. Thanks again for all your help!
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