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    Can TD turn bad

    Hi , I made a batch of white soaps — Dove dupe . I used my TD after a long time .. TD looks perfectly white when used in my soap the soap turned off white can it be anything else ? I used fresh milk and fresh cream .. any help is appreciated . Thank you
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    Salting out soap

    Dee Ann , I just started salting out soap and I am throughly loving .. despite it being so tedious .. the pleasure of seeing the soap float and get so bubbly is an excellent one ..thank you for making it simple and interesting both of these are drying up 😍
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    Liquid soap

    Hello , I am having a weird problem .. I am making liquid soap after a long time .. I cannot understand what’s wrong .. it’s 2 hours and still has oil oozing from the sides .. it took v long to trace as well .. chked the Koh it’s less than a month old .. no superfat .. I added SL @5% Sugar...
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    Cashewnut milk

    Did anyone use Cashewnut milk .. i subbed out all of the water for the milk. I made this soap .. keeping my dad in mind as he loves sandalwood n only uses that . And his skin is v v dry .. hoping it lathers well.. He is a v typical customer who. Likes lather. I am hoping to get him to try...
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    Colour morphing

    I finished making a watermelon soap for this heat... Turns out the green morphed. And it accelerated the soponification.. crossing my fingers as i had to mix the morphed one and the dark green as they were turning into soap on a stick . Did anyone experience this. What did you do ? Not that one...
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    Dual lye 50:50

    I was watching some you tube video where the lady mentioned for a dual lye sopa. You can divide the TOW by 2 and calculate lye once for Naoh and once for Koh and you will get it right . I have been trying to remember who for the life of me I cannot . Can dual lye be calculated like this. ...
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    RB oil

    Hi can I substitute all of olive for RB oil 8n liquid soap. a) i am out of olive and started measuring my oils B) want yo make it cost effective Help plz
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    The Gentle Castile with a foamy twist

    THE GENTLE CASTILE WITH A FOAMY TWIST My 100% olive Castile soap. Diluted with Shikakai, reetha and amla water .. From tip to toe.. Shikakai, a natural surfactant is excellent to treat skin ailments . It is antifungal and anti-microbial. It's wonderful for hair and scalp Reetha...
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    Goats milk

    Hi, i make regular liquid soap . Now I hvae a client asking for goats milk body wash .. I have been reading about how to incorporate milk into liquid soap. It's like substituting water with milk .. I ma a bit nervous about the outcome I don't want it scorched or burnt . Can u help me with more...
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    Crumbly soap

    My soap was crumbly n i rebatched it thinking it needed extra cooking. .. it cut well. Now after a few weeks. I realised it still breaking in the centre. I want to rebatch it to new soap ..any other ideas are welcome ..coz this is a triple butter recipe for winter And it is colder than normal...
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    100% rice bran oil

    Hi, I am trying 100% oils. Has anyone tried rice bran. ? It's soft after 48 hours. ..I have to leave it. Just checking .. thank you in Advance .
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    Substitute for coconut oil

    Hi, has anyone tried substituting coconut with palm.oil in a Bastille recipe .I used to make with coconut. My neice suddenly got allergic to Coconut oil..if so how good is the bar plz . Thank you in advance
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    Crumbly soap

    Hi, my charcoal soap has turned crumbly. Is it excess of SL ? ..
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    False trace ?

    Hello, I tried making co embeds n soap dough. The embeds are fine though still a bit soft but the batter for soap dough had oil pooling on top . . It was at medium trace when I poured it into my moulds. What other reason can there be .. .
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    Master batch lye

    I have a wierd doubt. I master batched my lye for the first time .. I know lye corrodes/ eats most everything.. but can I leave the solution out or must I refrigirate it.. I started making CP embeds ..and I must say I ma thoroughly enjoying it .. Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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    Cera Bellina

    Hello, where can I buy Cera bellina wax please. Thank you in advance
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    Boric acid

    Can boric acid be used in body soaps ? I use it only for my laundry soap esp when I need stain removal.. I use baking soda in my soap. My friend insists that she learnt it in college. Is that a possibility - boric acid in body soaps ?
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    Dual lye bars

    Thank you for the information of sodium gluconate. I am back to making my soaps with dual lye. . It's such a breeze. .. made lavender and charcoal sopas today . The pine tar calendula , coffee . All done. Waiting for cute again
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    Over heating ?

    I made my charcoal soap last night . Only thing I changed is the milk . Used goats instead of coconut. I was all out . I used molases instead of sorbitol.. but instead it went into over drive like HTFHP n turned into a apple pudding consistency. Like the volcano n post volcano .. but...
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    Stearic acid

    Hi, my coffee soap was a disaster . I added stearic acid into my oils. I had no way of righting that .. when I added my lye. It was all stone on a stick .. the only way fwd was crockpot .. tried the ho way it was pretty difficult to break up the stearic acid stones with the blender. .. any...
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