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Sure MissE, hi! I stopped caring about temps a while ago. Master-Batching is a 50/50 (any percent offset), Lye to Water solution. You will do this usually in larger quantities and use the solution over time. The MB will be cooled to room temp before placing into the proper HDPE #2 bottles...

Hi, this quote pretty much sums it up for me Many years ago, I used a glass mason jar to mix my lye solution and never had an issue. The etching was something I didn't know about and quickly stopped when I read about it on this very forum. :) There's no reason to take a chance with glass...

OK.. is this math correct?

Hi Patrick - psfred is correct... there's no "perfect" shaving soap or any soap for that matter. Much like you I'm a perfectionist as well and strive for it with just about everything I do. I think you will find out really quickly that when it comes to soaping... perfection doesn't exist but...

I've been masterbatching my lye lately (50/50) and it's been working really well. Although, today I was doing a couple of small test batches and as I was stick blending the first batch, it seemed to be tracing kinda slowly and it wasn't as off-white as it usually looks... :think: and I just...

Thanks for posting this link. Wow... what great soaps and the creativity is awesome! I have no idea who this is (I would throw a guess out there, but I certainly don't want to offend anyone), nonetheless, I really enjoyed taking my time and going through this page and have even gleaned a new...

I came across this thread a week or so ago at the suggestion of someone else (wish I could remember the thread) and ever since I've been waiting to find some time to make this recipe. Well today was the day and I followed Windsong's exact recipe, although I only HP'd it for about 45min. I...

Here's where I bought my last batch of lye. $105 /50lb free ship https://www.dudadiesel.com/choose_item.php?id=50drhdl

I thought after a while the newness would wear off, but it's been quite the opposite. After the first year or so it began to sink in but thankfully I reined myself into a manageable state.

I do and I will... BTW - Your Emerald carving non-entry is awesome! If you're not using that one, I can't wait to see what you've decided to go with.

In addition to using PKF (using more than 15% total in your recipe is NOT recommended), Tallow is also an excellent substitute.

Hi All, Long time lurker has finally decided to join the forum! The soap bug hit me a couple of years ago and it's almost completely taken over all of my spare time. I didn't mean for this to happen... it just did... and I like it. Anyway, I'm here mostly to learn and secondly to provide my...