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Hi all, So what are the possible outcomes of adding lye solution and oil mixture in different temperatures.. we all different in regions having different temperatures.. our room temperature is 33°c. When I mix lye solution especially milk and aloe Vera it will be cold and just below the room...

I don't know..I also wonder the same.. a company sells a pharma grade lye for 125Rs and another one sells a technical grade lye for 525 Rs, and another one sells a lye for soap making at 500Rs.. couldn't find the reasons why???

In India NAOH is sold by soap making dealers at two prices, some sell at 500 Rupees range and other ones at 100 rupees range.. all of them are whole sale suppliers.. is it the same in other countries too.. what should i look for while buying Lye?

Thank you and yes I have been consulting a dermatologist and applying the prescribed steroid for over a year now.. dermatitis doesn't seem to leave me..😉😔.. I am going to back to square one now in soaping now...

I have Cedarwood, lemongrass and tea tree EOs.. and i have never added more than 8gm of EO in a batch. I buy my lye from a soap supplier .. and Thank you for the detailed response.. I would definitely follow your suggestions and tried to rule out the culprit..

Oh is it ! I just made another batch with lemon grass EO.. I just added a table spoon to 500gm of oil.. 😔,

I have lemon grass, cedarwood, tea tree..the maximum amount I used in any recipe would be 8gm ppo ..

Palm oil

Thanks, I will definitely get back to you on this..

sorry i missed typing it fully.. it was castor 5%, coconut 30%, palm oil 32%, rice bran 30%, olive pomace 3%..

yes , as far as i know .. there are lot of articles available in the net regarding the same.. https://www.ultimatehpsoap.com/post/soapy-science-citric-acid-in-soap-making#:~:text=Citric%20acid%20is%20extremely%20affordable,%2C%20and%20long%2Dlasting%20lather%2C

yes the EO that i used initially are not good so i threw all the soaps and then i bought from authorized dealers and started using them.. Also i usually use about only 2% of the total oil weight. i run them through fragrance calculator and use less than prescribed amount to be on the safer side.

Yes i get it, this was one of the recipe that i made like 8 months ago.. i am trying to fine tune my recipes recently like u mentioned above.. i have developed allergy for sure and it is not going to go away immediately .. i even stopped making soaps in the interim but i just couldn't let it go...

Yes I do know that home made soaps have hig Yes, i do know that the ph of home made soaps range from 9-10.

I use citric acid as it is a chelator and it would avoid the formation soap scum especially in hard water areas..

Yes initially I bought essential oils online and later realised they are not original so I stopped and started buying from authorized dealers.. I had the same doubt too.. so I started double checking my NaOH before using it.. and i did check my pH using pH strip.. they all turned out to be...

I usually cure my soaps for two months as it is better that way... And in the first 6 months I used 30% coconut oil, 30% palm oil and 30% ricebran oil...

Yes, I understand that coconut oil percentage could be striping but can it go the level of giving allergy and skin irritations... and i do have other soaps with less percentage of coconut oil.. Also we have hard water so other soaps with less coconut oil don't lather well..

Hi all,. I have been making soap for over a year. Initially my family liked my soaps, they said it is all good but it lasts only for a week.. later after reading and experimenting I learned to make harder soaps using other additives and by changing oils based on fatty acid profile.. but by now...

PPO means ?