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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...

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...

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 ?

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...

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 ;)

Greetings my dear fellow soapers... Am abit new. Have made another small batch as trial- Palm Kernel Oil- 90 grams (60%) Olive Oil- 60 grams (40%) Water- 57 grams Lye- 22 grams Added extra- Sodium Silicate Fragrance Colour I can see theres white layer after about 24hrs. Is it soda ash or lye...

Guys, Being a newbie soaper with only about 9 batch in belt... I want to know your suggestions with these ingredients i have - Palm oil (reddish colour) Palm kernal oil Olive Oil Caster oil Glycerine (heard it gives good effect in soap ? ) I really wanted to made a simple tarmarin soap.

Why many recipe mix 2 to 3 oils together ? I was thinking of using 100% palm kernal oil with papaya or cucumber paste. Will it be a good soap?

Hi, I made a pure coconut-oil soap. Once I started mixing with the LYE SOLUTION, it started becoming HARD LIQUID. Is this normal ? There was no need to mixing or find trace as it got hard once it mixed. Was my coconutoil not pure ? Or my lye wasnt cold enough ? What exactly could be the reason...

Hello. I had got a recipe for 100% coconut oil online. Unfortunately, when I put the same recipe in Lye calculator (Soapcalc) it gives me different Lye amount. Is it must that all recipe should match with the Lye calculator ? Can I make my own recipe with the Lye calculator and it will work ...

Hello. I am a newbie, and made a soap (by putting oil quantities in Lye calculate) to get my recipe. I mixed 500 red palm oil 104 olive 81.6 lye 199.3 Water Unfortunately, the soap MELTS down very quickly (tough it hasn't cured full 4 weeks) but i was thinking Palm oil hardens the soap...

Hello, Has anyone tried to use 100% sunflower cooking oil for their soap ? Where I stay only OLIVE OIL and SUNFLOWER oil are common (Olive oil are abit expensive) What do you suggest ? (Should I mix them together? )

Hello , Sodium lactate and Sodium Silicate, are they the same ? Is Sodium Silicate safe for skin , if used in soap to make it harder ? Thanks :)