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This is from my first test batch of this soap. The dual lye was: 40% NaOH & 60% KOH. This recipe halved made 4 - 1" x 3" shaving pucks. Oils were: Stearic Acid 60%, Shea Butter 15%, Coconut Oil 15% & Castor Oil 5%. 10% Glycerin by total oil weight was added after trace and saponification...

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I decided to something out of sequence when making a CP bar soap. I kept having issues with uber fast trace when using fragrance oils and such. So I added the FO to the base oils prior to heating them plus adding sodium lactate to the oils too. In addition, I used a 1 Tbsp. of white kaolin...

Okay... inquiring minds (or my mind in particular) would like to know why liquid soap nearly always turns an amber color, regardless of the oils used. I started out 20 years ago using the only book on the market, at that time, by Catherine Failor. It's been my bible more or less since then...

Where may I download a spreadsheet to do soap costs and markups? There are some places but they want to charge $40-50 for a sheet. Any suggestions or help will be appreciated!