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Hello. My husband and I are wanting to give shaving soap and supplies as Christmas gifts. So I have been doing tons of reading on it. Here is my recipe: Coconut Oil, 76 deg 15% 4.8 oz Lard, Pig Tallow Manteca 57% 18.24 oz Stearic Acid 12% 3.84 oz Olive Oil 6% 1.92 oz Castor...

Soapbuddy: ok then I will drop my soaping temp down to 110 F instead of 120 F because I was going to do a few soaps with floral scents for Christmas and I don't want them to overheat. Or do you think I should I drop it even lower with the florals? Debbism: You're right! The more I read...

thank you all for your replies. The hot cocoa fo is wonderful! I finally figured out why I have the little tiny bubbles. It is a truely "DUH" moment on my part. I forgot to put the saran wrap on top of the mold. UGH. So, anyway. Yeah. I solved that one good. But the oily part was...

Thank you. That makes me feel so much better. I love learning all I can about my new addiction. This one just threw me through a loop. I appreciate your help. :) Oh, and I zap tested and it came out great! :D

Hello. Here is my recipe: 2 Pound Hot Cocoa CPOP Wood Mold Grapeseed Oil 2 oz Coconut Oil 8 oz Olive Oil 22 oz 10 oz water 4.4 oz lye 6.5% superfat 2 oz hot cocoa fo from BB Cocoa powder added until a brown color is met Soaping temp 120 F Soapcalc used I warmed oils, mixed...

Ok thank you Soapy Gurl. I will stick with those for sure then. I am making as many easy different kind and inexpensive kind of soaps as I can to put one of each in a package as Christmas Gifts. So far I have a plain soap for Sensitive Skin, Acne Soap, Honey, Lavender, Milk and Honey, and...

Thank you both for your responses and help! It's very appreciated :D

Oh ok, I can do a SF of 10%. I use the MMS lye calc and so it lists the variables nicely. I can def. pick up some castor oil. How does that react in the soap? I am going to get some Palm Oil to add but I don't want to get into the more expensive ones. I am not wanting to sell. These are...

Because I read that using higher concentrations of OO makes it's cure time that much longer...hmmm. 20-30% maybe? No glycerin? Ok. I will make the rest of my soaps that way from now on. I am thinking of getting palm oil to include in the base oils and that would lower the CO amount as well...

Coconut Oil 6.4 40% Grapeseed Oil 1 6.25% Olive Oil 8.6 53.75% add at trace: 1 TBSP Glycerin to help with the coconut oils drying effect lye 2.3 oz water 5 oz soap at 110 F. could I feasibly use whole milk instead of water for a lavender milk bar in a different batch...

I apologize...I should have searched...My only excuse is I am sick right now. Sorry. Mods delete if you would like. :oops:

Hello! I have a very nice, large convection oven that has "OVEN" setting on it. Would I be able to use this machine for CPOP as my stove/oven is gas? Thank you!

Ok thank you! Good to know...less money spent! LOL

Hello all! :) I have a friend I want to mail a soap to. I want to wrap it in a piece of wax paper and wrap it pretty and then put it in a shipping box with peanuts. Do this sound ok? Or is there some certain special way to do it before the peanuts? Thanks in advance!

Ok that's great info to know. I was just super curious. I figure it was better to ask the professionals that waste good oils for a trial run on something I could have questioned on the forum. :D Thank you. And thank you for letting us know about Old Spice IrishLass. My son loves it as...

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Hi again! ;) As I was standing at my bathroom vanity counting a minute through for an eye drop, I happened to gaze upon a rose floral scented moisturizing body mist. My strange question is...has anyone ever used something like this to scent their soap? The ingredients on it are: water...

Ahhhh, so my brain was working overtime trying to help in my new addiction! LOL :D Thank you all for posting your comments. That's what I was thinking that humidity has to have some sort of effect on cure time. I live in Michigan and being born and raised here we know that if you don't like...

Hello :) I am curious to know if anyone has built a curing room with a dehumidifier to help cure the soaps faster? I dreamed of doing this the other night and woke up just wondering if it is possible to do this. :) Can any of you "Seasoned Warriors" offer me some ideas on the absolute best...

Ok I understand now. Thank you for explaining it to me. I still enjoy both processes and I think I will use whichever just appeals to me at the time I make the soap. Thank you so much for helping me. :D