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How about a dehumidifier?

The soap factory in my home town has a virtual tour, which is quite interesting. I'm in no way affiliated, I just think it's fascinating to have a look behind the scenes of these places, which are so often off-limits. https://droyt.com/virtual-factory-tour/ https://droyt.com/soap-facts/ Quite...

I'd be interested for sure. Incidentally, Kerax are based in my own town, as are Droyt.

Try Litsea or Geranium EO, it'll stick. Or try HO and add before moulding.

The ingredients used in Trex are Palm: 57 (+/-3%) and Rapeseed (Canola) : 43 (+/-3%). The Palm is said to be RSPO certified. Palm hardens, Rapeseed conditions.

I guess the ashes of birch mixed with animal fats is the simplicity / romance of one-step lye soap. But I must admit I do think the mass-produced, 25-pence-a-bar Palmolive Naturals Moisture Olive is a lovely bar. And no doubt it's two-step. Sodium Palmate , Aqua, Sodium Tallowate, Sodium Palm...

Thank you very much for the detailed response. That was an education! People often think pure=natural, and the two-step certainly isn't the latter. I can fully understand why the commercial makers would go that route, but it does go against what I suspect most home soapers are trying to achieve.

If you look at a soap ingredients list, it is highly unlikely that the recipe is unique, unless you have some undiscovered wonder-oil in there which nobody else has discovered. It's almost impossible to create a new soap recipe just like it's almost impossible to create a new recipe for...

I was reading this article , which states: Can someone please explain what this means and are we CP/HPers producing one or two step, and if it's the former, how can we try to create the latter? Thanks!

Soapcalc would have a field day with that! :)

Also 0% superfat has zero tolerance. If you weigh oils in a container then decant, you will always have some sticky oil residue lining the container. I tare the container, add the oil plus say 5g, then pour the oil out and re-weigh the container till I have it back to 5g. That way I know I...

Wow super. They'll take an age to get through, you could always store them in the fridge in an airtight tub.

Had a look and noticed that there's some Petrichor FO's out there, which may suit you?

Neem and clay.....

I only use it in HP as an emulsifier after saponification is complete, so I don't factor it in. At the end, I let the mixture thicken a little with the lid off, then stir it in just before scooping. Pretty much as you would do when making a curry!

Have you, by design or serendipity, arrived upon a recipe that works despite it breaking a few rules? 100% Coconut Oil, ~20% superfat is a well-known one. My lucky combo runs fairly well through Soapcalc but does break a couple of rules. Had litres of Sweet Almond to use as it was on the...

What's the full recipe in g? Sounds easier if the castor had been put in with the solid oils, I don't see the benefit of two sets of dividing (OO and Castor).

May Chang (a.k.a. Litsea) and Geranium both hold really, really well. Petitgrain is another good one, as is Bergamot.

I work in construction, so it's instinctive to wear full PPE - wraparound glasses, and elbow length, thick gloves. Just because you haven't had an accident yet doesn't mean you won't have one tomorrow. However I do have a confession - the water here is consistent and soft, so I use it straight...

Lard a very, very cheap option. Mixed with Coconut Oil and Olive Oil in the correct proportions and you have a very good soap regardless of cost. Sweet Almond excellent too, if available locally.