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thanks all for the answers :) I currently have olive oil (pomace), coconut oil, and castor oil. I am actually learning how to make it for a friend who wanted to go into business (but not until I've mastered every angle of this, so not for a long while yet) , hes the one purchasing the oils for...

I may have worded it wrong (like I said, I understand and dont understand, haha) .. I only want to use up to 5% castor oil ..I was going to toy around in the soap calc and see what percentage between 1-5 looks the best, and then 95% + coconut oil for the rest of the recipe, but I was told that...

Hi all, I posted months ago when I was still brand new to soap making. I have made batches and gotten some pretty good (and pretty bad) results .. I think I understand soap making now. I also understand nothing about it at all lol. But my question is, I was planning to make coconut soap with...

yisssssssss lol. I need this in my life. I read enough before I started to know that I WOULD mess up sooner or later (or sooner), knowing people still mess up even after mastering soap making is kind of comforting ..and kind of daunting lol. I think I'm gonna maybe wait a bit longer to try...

My mom isn't one to mince words either, she also told me it was less than pleasant looking lol. thanks mom! I told them if it doesn't burn off my skin when I test it I will consider it a success. The pringles idea is awesome! And also gives me a valid reason to add them the shopping list lol...

Sorry I haven't responded in a bit. For starters i am happy to say I am understanding soapcalc a lot more and have been reading up on different ratios. I went with 33% the first time because that just seemed to be what everyone recommended. After i learn more I may play around with it (a bit)...

theGecko, how do you like your recipe? I'd have no problem using sustainable palm oil for personal soap, I figured for selling it'd be easier to just leave it out, but, that's subject to change because I definitely dont know what I'm doing yet. A few Updates. first of all, Im an absolute dork...

Joey that soap looks amazing! I hope mine turns out half as well. Im going with cold process to keep things simpler ..I definitely want to play around with oils and additives but Im not ready yet. Earlene, the funny thing is When I added it to the list of things I needed, I still didn't...

oh noooooooo lol. That 1 in 3 thing is kinda scary but I did already warn my friend that I could screw this up a few times before I get the hang of it .. So I don't see an option for fractionated on the only lye calculator I can understand (brambleberry) .. Is there another lye calculator with...

I just realized the coconut oil I have is fractionated ..does this change anything?

Y'all are life savers . I appreciate this info so much. We won't be selling anything for a long time. I told him I want to be REALLY good at this before we unleash it to anyone else so, anything I make for a while will just be to test. I was actually thinking of different things I could use...

No no, I am definitely open to suggestions and recipes and appreciate it very much. A friend of mine wants me to make it so we can sell it eventually so knowing what people like /dislike is very helpful :) . I picked that size recipe because it should just about fill one of the molds I have...

Thank you again :) I am glad I found this forum. I decided to start with the most basic oils for my first go but after I get the hang of it I am going to try other oils. It's a learning process for sure but I am excited to get started

Thank you! I chose it to superfat it at 5% and that's the calculation I got, this is why I asked lol. I got all my safety gear, I think I'm good to go :) .. I was going to mix in thick plastic mixing containers. I know Lye gets very hot, I saw a site that said plastic is okay as long as it has a...

Hi everyone. I am about to start making my first batch of soap. Almost every lye calculator I came across made me feel like I flunked out of grade school but the one on brambleberry seemed to be the easiest. I came up with a recipe for the ingredients I have to fill a mold that's about 48 oz (I...