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    liquid soap-essential oil setting

    Actually, at first I was using mostly olive oil, but later I realized that the bad smell usually comes from olive oil. That's why I use olive oil minimally. Yes, when it is cooked too much, there is a roasting smell. But that's not the point. There is a smell even when I undercook it. Yes, it...
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    liquid soap-essential oil setting

    Yes I tried but unfortunately the result is the same
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    liquid soap-essential oil setting

    Hello everyone. I've been making liquid soap for a while now. I generally use sunflower oil, coconut oil, castor oil, and a small amount of olive oil. But I couldn't get over the odor problem. I have made the product either by cooking it a lot or by not cooking it at all. I made various...
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    DOS DOS DOS:(((

    Sorry, mistranslated. It's not Indian oil, it's castor oil. Yes, lavender is essential oil. It is waiting in a closed container in a dark place. How can I understand if an essential oil has oxidized? Color, smell etc everything looks normal
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    DOS DOS DOS:(((

    Hello everyone, I've been making solid soap for a while, but in the last batch, a dos came in an unexpected way. My soap in short; Olive oil Sunflower oil palm kernel oil cocoa butter shea butter coconut oil Indian Oil and I do it with ROE. I used lavender intermedia as aromatic oil. Superfat...
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    How to add citric acid?

    No, not D-limonen. did you manage to add CA without changing the color of the soap? For example, I added about 3% solution with 20% CA solution. The pH was around 9.7. And it went down to around 8.5. but the soap turned white as in the photo.
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    How to add citric acid?

    In fact big brands like dr Bronner's often use CA. Because some people's skin is really sensitive. For this reason, it may be important to lower the pH even by 0.5 or 1 point.
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    How to add citric acid?

    I wonder how many liters of product did you make with your customer in NYC? And what materials did you use to make the soap? Because it is easy to produce 5-10 liters, but it must be very difficult to produce 200 liters or 500 liters or 1000 liters. Not suitable for producing with pots in the...
  9. K

    How to add citric acid?

    Me too 😁 That's why I tried maybe 200 or more
  10. K

    How to add citric acid?

    Thank you very much for your reply. You help me a lot :) Yes, it really mixed just fine at 140 F. But I want to try as you said. I'll do a few more tests and wait 2-3 days to wait for the curing to complete. Because I tested the old LS and generally there was no pinking. What if I dilute a pink...
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    How to add citric acid?

    Thank you very much for your reply. No, I don't add CA to lower the pH. Ph is around 9 and good. But in the Phenalphthalein test, there is a pink color. In fact, there is no excess lye in the formula. I know that the phenaphthalein test shows the excess lye in the soap. Am I wrong? Because I...
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    How to add citric acid?

    Hello, sometimes when I test for phenolphthalein after making my liquid soap, there is a slight pink color. Since there is little solution left, I add a very small amount of citric acid to neutralize it. It works very nicely. But citric acid sometimes doesn't dissolve completely. Or it may not...
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    Higher water content

    I have been trying to make liquid soap in this way for a long time. I tried maybe fifty times in total. But unfortunately I haven't got any good results yet. For now, the best way is to make a paste.
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    xantham gum and fluidity

    Hello everyone. Last week I made a nice liquid soap: 70% OO 10% CO 20% castor oil It turned out to be a very nice soap and I thickened it with salt. Then I wanted to add some sweet almond oil, some D-panthenol and glycerin to this beautiful soap to make it more moisturizing and use it as a...
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    Bad smell after cooking

    I cook with an electric heater, I cook at a very, very low temperature. Sometimes the temperature can reach 100 degrees Celsius At first, I made it with Teflon cookware, it was really a big problem. But now I cook with stainless steel
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    Bad smell after cooking

    Hello. I continue my work on making liquid soap. I make it with olive oil and coconut oil in different proportions. I'm doing 0% superfat. But I could not prevent the bad smell after the cooking stage. Its color becomes perfect after 2-3 hours of cooking at approximately 70 degrees Celsius. I...
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    Where can i buy a silicone mold?

    like this one
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    Where can i buy a silicone mold?

    Hello, I see some people use very large square shaped silicone molds. But I couldn't find a place that sells such large molds. Do you know of a place that sells these?
  19. K

    Why does oil leak from soap?

    It's been a week for this photo. It takes 30-45 days to dry completely.
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