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Hi, I'm looking to make pine based soap to treat eczema. In my country Indonesia, pine tar is rare and expensive while pine essential oil is plenty and cheap, often used as ingredient to floor cleaner. I read that pine essential oil also has skin healing property, just as the pine tar, however I...

Hi, for those who are familiar with me, yes it's thickening issue again. Quick note on what I've done so far: 1. soap paste, 70% extra virgin olive and 30% coco. 2. 40% lye solution. 3. 1% superfat. 4. Let the soap paste sit for 2 days, passed zap test. 5. Dilute them in warm water, around...

In all my trials to thicken soap, I failed many times. 1. My soap paste was dominated by olive/pomace olive, with oleic score around 45-50%. 2. I'm using distilled water. 3. My soap paste was sitting for around 1 day, passed zap test. 4. I added my salt little by little, around 0.5% total liquid...

Hi all, So I tried making liquid soap using extra virgin olive oil by BORGES, this is my first time using this and I expected brown-amber coloured paste. Instead I got green paste like the picture. Does extra virgin olive oil always give this result? The videos of castile soap online always...

Hi, I made liquid soap, cold process, 6:3:1 pomace: coconut: palm, thicken with salt at 3% of soap water weight. The salt itself was dilluted in water as 25% salt water. It only took 1-2 min of stirring before it went thicker. It ended up good, thick, rather cloudy, and lather well. It was a...

Hi, My liquid soap paste, consist of 60% pomace olive oil, 30% coconut oil, 10% palm oil, has been saponified for 1.5 day, as shown in the picture. It was still soft, like fluffy mashed potato. 1. How do I know if it has been fully saponified? How will the hardness be? 2. Does full...

When I blended my soap paste during early phase of tracing, there was often sharp smell that stung my nose, and I have worn my mask. I suspected this to come from the KOH. Is it poisonous? How to remove the smell? My family has concern as I make this in kitchen.

Hi, my name is Jordan from Indonesia, and I started to make my own liquid soap using plant oil since one month ago. I made several failed batches where CO 50%, PO 10-25%, and canola oil 25-40%. I tried to thicken it with salt, and ended up having it separated with thick foam on top and soapy...

Hi, my name is Jordan from Indonesia, and I started to make my own liquid soap using plant oil since one month ago. I made several failed batches where CO 50%, PO 10-25%, and canola oil 25-40%. I tried to thicken it with salt, and ended up having it separated with thick foam on top and soapy...