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I haven't been on this site in around a year, it's not that I haven't wanted to be. One of the Admin's told me I was "irritating", among other things, but I am certain she was put up to it by another, as we never really had any problems with each other. I didn't think I had irritated anyone...

Made this two days ago, first time making cold process. Its still tacky and quite dark in the middle, there is a lot of Olive oil in it, smells nice. I started by warming up the jar of coconut oil in a low oven, and making the caustic soda solution I put the coconut oil in a 1 liter measuring...

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I have read that Hot and Cod processes use up different amounts of water during making, how can we account for this in SoapCalc? How would we know about the difference in evaporation rates, etc? Is there a general guide / rule of thumb that we can follow for hot and cold?

Hot Process (HP) Fluid Method (simple version) .. From the video: Stick Blender Hot Process from start to finish .. Expected duration: Under 30 minutes (not including preparation) .. (video included below - 44 minutes) Tools: . Large Pot (much bigger than your batch to allow for expansion) ...

Hi, Not sure if this has been described before, and apologies for the hacker nature of the idea. Cutting blade can be made from a guitar string (a broken one will do), clamped into a Piercing saw. (many types of saw will do, hacksaw, coping saw, etc. As long as there is a way to clamp/fix the...

I love eating out. Usually the food is nicely cooked and flavorsome, but today I will be cooking this batch from home. I haven't decided on the exact recipe yet but I'm sure it will be delicious. I got some eucalyptus globus yesterday so I will adding a few drops so that the soap smells better...

Is that the perfect soap bar design or what? The moulds are all around 6 inches wide which I estimate would make the small Han Solo bars just under 2" long x 1" wide x 1/2" thick I paid €2.26 and free postage from China https://www.ebay.ie/itm/202173525229 7 types available, made for making...

Okay so I didn't use any fragrance, I wanted the soap to be all natural, here is what happened... I made the recipe using SoapCalc, with Olive oil, Coconut and Castor oil. Full info in the picture below. After taking a whiff of the soap mixture cooking away I decided to lob in a small bottle of...

Hi everyone, I'm a beginner at soap-making, I've only made one small Hot Process batch so far which I will link in the replies (once I have written about it). I'm a technician of many varieties including electrical, mechanical, theatrical, Reiki (2), musical (guitar), alternative energies, and...