I made some liquid soap with coconut oil and olive oil. It does NOT smell pleasant. Suggestions to an explanation why? I did cook it on low all day to melt the hard chunks. Did I overcook?
Im sorry. I did the hot process method and my recipe is off the internet.
24 oz weight (680 grams) olive oil
16 oz weight (454 grams) coconut oil
9.35 oz weight (265 grams) Potassium hydroxide lye flakes
32 oz (4 cups | 907 grams) distilled water, for lye-solution
10 to 12 cups distilled...
I made some liquid bastille soap and the cook time was 3 hrs with stirring every 30 minutes. I did that and did the clarity test and it was cloudy. I cooked 30 minutes more and checked clarity still cloudy.
So I have 2 questions: 1. Is it cloudy because of the lye? It does not specify weather...
