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hi! my LS soap paste zap so much, when I check with pH strips, it says 14. i think i messed up with my water calculation. any advise? thanks should I just add more water, or add more oils? thank you

Hi! May I ask something? Can we cancel the subscription after 2/3 months? I want to get the ezines but only for the shampoo bar, then I’m done And if we subscribe $10/month, we could access all of her available ezines at once? Thank you

Quick update, I cooked it again for 30 minutes. Did zap test, and no zap. Check the pH using pH meter, it says 8.5 When I try to dillute it (10 gr soap paste into 20 gr of distilled water ), the result is very cloudy This is my 3rd batch using the recipee, but I usually cook the paste 4-5...

I try using another recipee, and when my paste look this , I try zap test, and there were no zap. But the paste is not translucent yet, and not hard. I can stir it easily with my spatula. Is that means my soap cooked or not yet? If it’s cooked then is it okay to dillute it immediately? I only...

Is there aren’t any methods to check if the paste cooked or not beside the zap test? Because I am currently pregnant and I kinda scared to do it:( What If I use the soap directly after I dillite it? Would it be harsh for my skin? Thank you so much for the reply

Thank you. I just made a batch of LS using Irish Lass recipee but only using water. Not glycerin. I cooked for 2-3 hours but it stuck in the mashed potato stages. When I extend the cooking time, it gets hard. But still chunk of white. Never reached translucent stage. I test my soap it says 9.3...

Thank you for the reply! How can we determine the percentage of the oils? Just as we like? Is there any do’s and dont’s on how to formulating recipee for ls?

Hi! What’s the best way to formulate liquid soap recipee? Can we just use any CP soap recipee? What’s the best percentage of oils ( hard : soft ) to make a great liquid soap ( for body )? Thanks

Hi! Sorry if this is the wrong section, but I think i failed my liquid soap batch due to miscalculation of distilled water and KOH This is my recipee ( soapcalc ) using 5% superfat Lye concentration 34.340% Water : lye ratio 1.9120:1 This is my third times making liquid soap using the EXACT...

And about the testing the pH using 1 to 10% diluted soap, so I take about 15 gr of soap paste and diluted it on distilled water ( how many gr ? ) Thank you

Thank you so much for the info, I’m glad I didn’t toss out the soap paste in the garbage So, I can make a lye solution using the missing KOH and distilled water, which is 14 gr KOH + 145 gr of distilled water and POUR it into my soap paste? Or should I make the solution from the calculation of...

Hi! Sorry if this is the wrong section, but I think i failed my liquid soap batch due to miscalculation of distilled water and KOH This is my recipee ( soapcalc ) using 5% superfat This is my third times making liquid soap using the EXACT recipe but with only 500 gr oils, my soap turns clear...