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Hello guys, I was wondering what would be the cause of these white "flakes" on my soap which appears from the middle. This happens every time I gel my soaps. I filter my lye-water through a very fine stainless steel metal mesh so this is not undissolved lye. My lye-water ratio is 2:1, recipe is...

Hello Guys, I need a simple dog soap recipe preferably made from Palm Oil, Coconut Oil and Olive Oil since those oils are the only common ones that I like to use here in the Philippines. I have a site that caters dogs for sale in the Philippines and would like to sell dog soaps on that site...

Hello Guys, What I've read here: http://chemistry.about.com/od/cleanerch ... hampoo.htm I've also read that by adding more water to your recipe will make it into a "liquid soap". Is this procedure ok? Will the ph of the soap go down once water is added? How will the shelf life be? Thanks!

Has anyone used a pH testing device (not a litmus paper but an actual hardware) to test the pH of the soap? How did you do it? Did you stick the measuring stick in the soap or did you wet the soap and placed the meter there? I would like to increase my quality control measures and would like...

Ok, I've learned a lot through this forum and thought I'd share my findings with regards to ash. This has been tested and proven. So what is ash? Ash is the white layer on top of your soap as it cures on the mold. So what is the cause of ash? Before I thought you need to seal tight your...

I need help in this site I'm making, its about used stationary bikes and I would like to ask those who have experience in using it to give their opinion on my article located here http://www.dogengine.com/us/used-stationary-bikes.php and please give me your comments and suggestions which is of...

Hi, I would like to share my homemade acrylic log soap molds :D :P Acrylic molds are best for those who skip gel phase :) Prototypes Small Batch Mold (6.5 inches tall) Log with 1 inch cutting guide Sliced soaps

I'm not sure if my problem is partial gel or overheating. When I make this certain recipe in small batches everything turns out perfectly. But when I make twice as much the problem occurs. The middle part is darker than the upper and lower part of the vertical log. I do insulate and use...

I just checked my recent batch and I think its sweating. But I have 5 more hrs to go for before the 24hrs incubation period ends. It is my first time to peek :D is this normal during incubation period? the soap is pretty hard. and during incubation does the mold cover have to be air tight...

Noob here and I seem to have a slight problem with my 3rd batch. Recipe: Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, Bamboo Charcoal, Eucalyptus EO, Pure Honey, Cows Milk (Cowhead Slim). Weird honey/brown sugar like substance settled at the bottom-center of the soap. Milk used was UHT treated, fat...