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hai is it a good recipe to use hard oils more than 40percent may i go with this recipe 34 % olive oil 33%palm oil 33%coconut oil and 5 % superfat

dear friends can you comment on my soap recipe and tell me at what temperature do I have to make Pomace olive oil ----65 percent coconut oil -----20 percent palm oil -----10 percent castor oil -----5 percent herewith I have attached the soap calculator...

hai I have bought lye crystals some 2 years ago and I am storing it in air tight container.I have not used most of the crystals.can I use the same or is there any expiry date for the NAOH crystals

I had holy basil from my garden and it is considered sacred by Indians.As iam from india i would like to include the same.how to add it.one of my friends said adding to oils .if so do we have to blend and mix with the oils before adding lye or we should add the powdered form of the leaves that...

One friend in the group recomended a recipe for a luxurious bar with 33 percent lye concentration.Another of my friends recomended to reduce the percentage of hard oils and butters to lie between 40 and 45 percent.Hence i revised my recipe as below. pomace olive oil 50% Palm oil 10% Coconut oil...

hi if i have to use sodium lactate as suggested by one friend for my previous query do i have to mix the same in water and then add lye to the water+sodium lactate solution.Also do we have to add one teaspoon of sodium lactate per 450 gm of total oils i use in my recipe or is there any...

hi friends Iam from India.Many friends in this forum advised me to go for a simple soap with the following recipe. Palm oil 50% Pomace olive oil 25% Coconut oil 20% Castor oil 5% I chose 40 percent lye concentration and used 5% superfat and used sandalwood fragrance oil.I cured the soap for...

hi i use 40 pecernt lye concentration my recipe is sesame oil-10 percent palm oil-15% pomace olive oil-50% coconut oil 20 percent castor oil 5 percent. Earlier my soap was not holding shape and it was gelly like. with the above recipe i had a comapritively solid soap but as time passed by the...

I have seen many soap making videos in which it is told to maintain the PH of the soap to be between 8 and 9.But one of my friend who is a dermatologist says that the ph of skin is 5.5 and any top grade soap needs to have a PH of somewhere 7.If we cure the soap for a longer time will the PH get...

i have attached a soap recipe .can someone let me know if i can proceed with this recipe.Also i have confusion in using water and lye crystals.from the pdf it is shown to use 103.15gm water and 68.77gm NAOH.can some one say if iam correct.I go for a 40 % lye concentration.

I have formulated a recipe using sesame oil and other oils as iam a beginner.earlier i made soap and it was too soft and not holding shape.hence i revised the recipe to see if i could get a firmer bar.I have attached the soap calc sheet.I would be happy if someone could comment on my recipe so...

hi friends I made a soap with the following recipe castor oil- 2 oz that is 6.06% coconut oil-7oz that is 21.21% pomace oilve oil-24 oz that is 72.72% water ---12 oz lye (Sodium hydroxide)-4.4oz. I did the curing for more than 4 months.Still the soap is very soft and when i use it it...

can i go for the following recipe.60percent pomace oilve oil,6 percent castor oil,10% shea butter,25%coconut oil.will this be a better recipe.can someone comment on the same.

I made a soap using coconut oil,pomace olive oil and castor oil.It has been 45 days since i have taken out of the mold and kept for curing.Now i notice some oil residues in the soap bar. Why is it so? can someone let me know the reason.

can i take the gel out of the fresh aloe leaves and blend it along with distilled water and use the mixture say if i want 3 oz water for making lye solution can i use 3 oz of this aloe solution to prepare lye

i have taken a body butter recipe from soapqueen. 16oz Turmeric shea butter 3oz coconut oil 3ml Ginger essential oil 2 Tbsp Arrow root powder. can i use any essential oil.Just a beginner so cant spend much for this particular oil.

hi Iam planning to try a lotion Here is the recipe i got from soap queen 4 oz sweet Almond oil,4 oz Avacado oil,4oz shea butter,4 oz stearic acid,4oz polawax emulsifysing wax,0.5 oz Lavender 40/42 Essential oil,0.5 oz Apple sage Frangrance oil.Iam going to make only 1/4th of the recipe.can i...

hai.Iam an indian.I started making soaps.For the molds which tree would be a good choice if i ask a local carpenter to get me one.can we use a painted wood or just raw timber.Can i make use of the cheapest availble timber.here neem is easily available and some other also.can we make a mold using...

i have a mold with lengthxwidthxheight 7.5 * 5*1.12 .all in inches. The volume works to 42.1875 cubic inches.The oil weight is volume *0.4 which is 42.1875*0.4 is 18.875 oz.My recipe is 6.06 % castor oil,21.21% coconut oil ,72.72%olive oil.I have attached the pdf.can some one let me know if iam...

i made a soap with pomace olive oil and coconut oil .It has been 19 days after curing.I see some yellow spots like oil in the soap.ofcourse initally i used a manual blender and is it because of that.I have attached pictures of the same.can someone give me the reason