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Hi All I have just started testing a couple of my batches as they are at the 4 week period. Batch 1 is without milk but has 1tsp sugar ppo, batch 2 is 50% coconut milk (33% lye concentration on both). Base recipes are the same in both so it's just the milk and sugar that is different. I was...

I messed up my last honey and oat batch by cutting too late and the bars had a crumbly edge. Not the end of the world and they will still be usable but I wanted to have another go. Anyway I used a slightly different oils recipe this time and it crumbled again on cutting! I think this time I...

I am trying some soaps with the split method using coconut milk and some with goats milk added to my oils. I read that some people work out the coconut oil of the milk as otherwise you are in effect adding to the sf. I don't think I will complicate things by doing this at the moment as it...

I read a really good thread where DeeAnna said aim for 30 or a little higher for stearic+palmitic. I am struggling to reach this figure and most of my recipes seem to be coming out at between 20 to 25. I am trying to formulate a palm free and tallow/lard free recipe. I know some use beeswax...

Ok I did a honey and oat bar yesterday. Recipe: 33% oo 14% co, 18% shea butter, 6% castor oil, 18% cocoa butter, 11% sweet almond oil. 7% sf. Lye concentration 33% and half liquid was goats milk blended with oils. 1 used 1tsp salt mixed with water before lye. I mixed 2 tbs honey with a...

Today making my first soaps I think I did far too much faffing and walking on eggshells around the lye. I need to get my head around how dangerous lye actually is as I think I might be overthinking things a little and overestimating the dangers. Obviously I don't want to get a lye burn but is...

Hi All I have just made my first 2 batches of soap with goats milk. I did the split method using 50% goats milk of total liquid and poured in the mold and all seems well. I wrapped them in a towel and left them on a window sill - it is fairly warm here today 23oC. Is that the right thing...

I have just been reading lots of previous threads about citric acid and using it in soap. We have hard water here so thought I should try using it. I have read it goes as follows: Typical dosage: 10 g citric acid for every 1,000 g oils (1% ppo). Range 0.1% to 3%. Citric acid and Sodium...

I am going round in circles deciding which EOs to buy. I have read the threads talking about EOs that last longer but the more I read the more my wishlist expands. If you had to pick a few (no more than 5 or so) to start you off which would you choose? I know everyone has different tastes but...

Hi All I am a newbie here and I am in the process of formulating my first 2 recipes with the help of a lye calc. I want all natural products as that is what brought me to soap making and I am looking to make a gentle all round bar (possibly with goats milk) and a body scrub bar. For the body...