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Thank you everyone for your informative replies :) - Isn't it dangerous for tongue if zap test it and the soap is lye heavy ?

I can see there is yellowish colour on it...

Thanks guys for your input. dibbles - I tried to input this recipe in the soapcalc, unfortunately am not getting proper setting, in what percentage of oil/lye concetration, superfat etc... so am not getting exact quantity as per the recipe, so i can alter it to make it smaller. shunt2011 - yes...

Hey guys, I got this recipe from Becky's Homestead Olive oil coconut oil soap recipe: • 29 FL OZ Coconut Oil • 51 FL OZ Olive Oil • 11.8 oz Lye • 29.5 oz Distilled Water My question- I want to use OLIVE OIL POMACE and COCONUT OIL (which is not pure virgin, but its lower quality) Will the...

Yes, the yellowish is oily. Whats the cause of being separated ?

Yes your right KiwiMoose, last batch I used 33% lye concentration, and he seemed fine. The only issue, i did zap test and felt abit of lye on the sides of the soap.. Maybe it hasnt cured thats why?... Actually after I mixed it, it was quite thick before pouring into the molds.. As I mixed the...

Hey people! After 48hrs when un-molding as you can see, the soaps came out de-shaped, can see yellowish colour on top and soft. Recipe was as follows- Olive oil pomace 180gr Palm kernel 120gr Lye 43 Water 114 Superfat 5% Water % of oil- 38% After mixing and getting trace, i mixed powder colour...

Really i didnt know about such discussion, would love to know more. Well, my main reason for pH testing is safety of using the soap.

Hey, Has anyone heard/tried using TURMERIC for testing PH in their soaps ? I just saw a youtube, saying it has more reliability compared to the red-cabbage Ph test. Give your ideas and how you do your PH soap test ?

Hey guys 1) Is it dangerous if i use a soap after just few days without waiting for weeks ? Can the lye still be there ? 2) I sometimes do ph testing with tip of tongue, is it ok ? 3) If a soap zaps on my tongue testing, does that mean I should not use it at all ? Or i wait for it to cure ?

Haha.. would have been a miracle recipe ;)

1st recipe - each soap weights around 120grms x 8pcs Seems like a serious scale problem!

Can a 33% lye concentration give so much difference and reduce the soap pcs ? As the 2nd recipe was with 33% lye concentration. The 1st recipe which gave me more soaps for 150grams, after making the soap. I can still feel the oil (Superfat was 5%). After 2 days, soap is still oily! Can this be...

1st Recipe- 150grms Palm Oil 20grms Lye 57grms Water. 2nd Recipe- 120grms Palm Kernal Oil 180grms Olive Oil Pomace 43grms Lye 87 Water. (Had done 33% Lye Concentration for this receipe, can that be the cause ?) Yes I use same mold for each recipe. I use kitchen scale (although I used different...

Hey guys, Just curious to know how do you clean your utensils and hand-blender after soaping? Especially the lye am really scared to clean it in my kitchen, as it may spill around. You can share some tips !

Hey guys, I just noticed this. I made PALM OIL soap of 150grms- it gave me 8pcs of soaps (big size) Second batch i tried- Olive oil 60%, and Palm Kernal oil 40%- Total 300grams and it only gave me 4pcs of soap !! Can you imagine ? Palm oil was half oil quantity and it gave me 8pcs compared to...

Thank you everyone for your very useful advise, much appreciated :)

Hey people, Have been using kitchen scale to measure my oils and lye. Unfortunately, - 1) The scale keeps on giving me different figures (especially if I put on carpet and on floor, figures are different) 2) Also, it give 1gram = 1ml. (which is correct for water, but for lye or oil is it same...

Hey, Anyone with a good recipe for a 100% olive oil soap ? There are so many out there, but which is the best and takes least curing time ? I live in a hot and humid climate of Africa ;)

Thank you for sharing the link... Still finding a good tested recipe for only 3 oils (Olive, Palm and Coconut) :) The coconut oil which is available in my country cheaply is the oil from the outer part of the coconut. Unfortunately, I tried 2 times to make 100% coconut oil soap , as soon as I...