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I'm wondering about why catfish like soap. Could it be the oil,or the sent or the way dissolving soap chemically effects the whiskers with a certain acid base reaction with the surrounding water. Anyway, I also thought about melt and pour as it might last longer and hook on easier. following...

I've started a 2 batches and will test one at 30% and the other at 33% to compare.

Thanks, just confirming what I thought

I have a general question on how lye concentration effects drying/demolding time. My recipe is coconut30%, olive oil 30%, and 10% of castor,canola,palm and shea. lye concentration at 29.9% . I have tried 2 batches with lye concentration at 27% by upping the water almost 1.4 oz . This is just...

Is palm shorting just hydrogenated palm oil or a blend. I'm having hard time finding any info or prices for more than 1 or 2 lb Walmart type cans. Does it go under a different name or brand for larger amts. I'm running low of my 7lb bucket and looking to reorder soon or switch to a...

It seem that palm shorting is a cheaper sub for palm oil at some soap suppliers, is this true I did a net search for palm shorting and came up with a restaurant supply for a "palm oil and cottonseed oil" fry and baking hard oil blend, $35/50lb. I didn't see any preservative info. any thoughts...

great info will try in next batch

recipe is Olive oil 40, coconut(76deg) 30, Palm oil 20, castor 5% avocado 5% super fat 5% lye concentration 35.2% fragrance ratio.3 It seemed scummy/sticky on the top of the mold, firmer further in but not as hard as other batches with same recipe for same time. Does the palm oil separate...

I'm wondering where my issue is with a soap that set somewhat, It's soft on top of mold. The lye and oil were about 75 deg f each. After adding lye and hand stirred for about a minute ,I split the batch into 2 pots stick blended each to what I thought was lite trace. I made a 1 pot mix and...

I'm a newbie here as well as soapmaking. My thought might be far out of bounds but I'm wondering about the "H"sea salt. You have sodium chloride plus sodium hydroxide and you said it started to seize when you put in the salt brine. Make a test batch without the salt. Also there is no info on...

I haveseveral boxes of m&p to test. As a test I poured out several small molds with the soap , de molded and left them out for several days in my unheated shop where they did sweat. I'm wondering if there is any additive I could test to reduce the sweating. I did not wrap them so I could...

Might be fine for personal use but I would be Leary with the allergy reaction of potential buyers could have to peanuts

Great, off to Dollar Gen on an egg hunt :)

Just had a thought, Easter will soon be here and Easter eggs. Has anyone tried to pour into a 2 part plastic egg(drilling a hole in the top ). I'm wondering how the plastic will release the M&P. My second thought if the plastic wont release is to spray a light coat of silicone mold release...

Because of several factors such as close to supplier, I'm limited to a clear and or goats milk white. If I choose clear, how much titanium dioxide per lb is a good white. I am planning some imbeds one a white base then fille3d with clear for visibility Is one or the other better for this...

I've read canola oil has a relatively short shelf life and wondered if rice bran oils or other oil might be a better sub,or if this is really true, thanks

oops, hope it helps someone down the line :)

weigh cu inch of M&P. a cu inch of water weighs about 16 grams. 100 gram(ml) water / 16 =6.25 cu in (x) the weight of m&p should get close or I've messed up the math :)

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It's a bit of curiosity because I found out that African Black soap made with ashed Plantain peels, is a Potassium hydrox , which also has high per centage of zinc in the ash. I'm not intending to make HP or this soap, just wondering about the chemistry :)