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Got it! Safe ph between 9.5 and 11.5 -- AND there is something wrong with my testing.

yes indeed, you got me:) I usually use almost exclusively olive oil soap or high superfat soaps. But I have a great experience with olive oil soap with only 0,5 Tablespoon of clay per pound. In this new experiment I put 1 Tbs pp of soap so it may be a little much for me. About this soap I asked...

You seem to be quite knowledgeable in the science domain, thanks for sharing your wisdom. So the guidelines I followed to try to test the ph accurately, again here: https://www.modernsoapmaking.com/blog/how-to-ph-test-handmade-soap suggest « First, I boiled my distilled water, which will...

Thank you that is very helpful. So there is no mistaking a lye pocket, it’s true that it happened once on one soap and there was a pretty obvious crater/lye pocket with liquid inside. Right now I also strain the lye solution just to be extra careful. I used no FO and no EO in that soap. It...

Thank you very much! As I already said, I wouldn’t take a chance, I only gave it to one person and recalled it immediately, and I know it was a mistake. I also knew she wasn’t going to use it before a couple months and told her to wait because she’s a friend and not a client. Just to be clear: I...

Definitely not on purpose, these honey pockets☺️;) Yes, of course I forgot to add that this recipe have been verified with soap calc, and without the honey and wax I have been making it a long time and it’s great. I also tested the ph and its fine also. And of course, I tested it on me also, It...

Hello my friends from the soap forum! I accidentally sold soap that maybe lye heavy/may have some lye pockets in it. I think the formulation is like 99,99% ok because the chances are small, but I am very concerned about this mistake. The ph is ok around 8-9, there is no particular sting but...

There is a big soap business that uses stickers directly on soap. I imagine they want to save on packages and I must say I don’t disagree with that. The labels sticks to the soap long term perfectly fine, but they are good quality labels that are extra sticky. They can be removed just fine...