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Hi guys. I decided to change up a recipe for liquid soap and experiment with superfatting at 15% with the following: 60% hemp seed 25% coconut 15% Castor This was probably a mistake, although an interesting experience. Take a look at the pics for more details, but it seems like the soap kept...

I was hoping if someone could tell me how to achieve an off white type base color (something that would be ideal to color with) from any combination of unrefined oils? Because I am using unrefined, the colors bleed through... usually my soap turns yellow/orange before using colorants and the...

I am trying to figure out the math behind the dilution rates. I do not understand why in Catherine Failor's book she indicates that 15% actual soap = 3:1 ratio water/paste In my mind this is diluted to 25%. Also, when I cook my liquid soap, I like to start with a little more water than...

I have a general idea of what the numbers are on the soap calc website but I was wondering if someone could explain the interaction a bit more to me. For example, I have a formula with the following numbers: Soap Bar Quality Range Your Recipe Hardness 29 - 54 52 Cleansing...

I have a deodorant recipe that is all organic and aluminum free. Coconut Oil Baking Soda 34.96% of recipe by weight Arrowroot Bees Wax Lavender EO Two of my customers have been using my deodorant for the last couple of months and have both broken out with swollen lymph nodes in the...

I know that trying to get soap to smell like cocoa butter after it has saponified is difficult. I was thinking about trying to add the cocoa butter after the saponification has completed. I know this can effect the lather qualities. My thoughts are: 1. Make cold process and then rebatch...

I was wondering if anyone could help me to understand why the castile soap I make is so drying to my (and others') skin? I use 100% extra virgin olive oil (organic) with a 7% superfat. I'm thinking about upping the superfat to 10% to help. I don't want to add other oils to it. I'm also...

I've made 2 batches of LS now. The first took 1.5 days to cook. I finally got tired of waiting and turned up the heat to 185-190 to get it to finish. I was cooking at 160-170 before that. In both formulas below I am calculating for 90% purity of KOH. The second batch is going on three...

I'm using xylitol in my formula but I can't get it to dissolve in anything but water. This adds a bit of concern for bacteria growth. The formula is: xylitol coconut oil (unrefined) charcoal (activated) essential oil (may or may not include) Any suggestions on keeping this bacteria free when...

Is there a way to make liquid soap using the cold process method? I'm not liking the idea of heating my oils up to 160 degrees. I ran across a method for doing LS the CP way but I'm not sure if it was accurate information. Thanks :-)

I am having the hardest time tracking down bottles for my liquid soap, lotion, toothpaste, etc. Can someone recommend a good place to find transparent bottles that can pump the soap, a refill bottle that customers can buy, transparent toothpaste tubes, etc?

I was thinking of making a chocolate bar with cocoa butter. My thoughts were to add the cocoa butter in a rebatch (I realize it's a lot of work) so the ph/lye will not destroy the chocolate smell. I'm hesitant about adding oils during rebatch though because I know that sometimes it can destroy...

I tried my first batch of this last night and it turned out terrible. I figured a 33% lye percentage would have been good enough but apparently it was not. After five hours of mixing (and reheating using double boiler method back to 100 degree) it would not go beyond a very light trace. I...

I'm assuming posts about shampoo would go under the liquid soap forum? So I am exploring a recipe for making shampoo. I originally thought I would really like to use coconut milk for the water portion. But then I wondered if you just couldn't replace the coconut milk with coconut creme...

Was wondering if anyone thinks tea tree and eucalyptus go well together? (I know it is generally said they do but I want your personal opinion). Also what would be a good mixture ratio? I was thinking 2 parts eucalyptus per 1 part tea tree at .5 ounces per pound

If I want to superfat at 10% and make it 8 % shea superfat with 2% misc. In other words I have just been adding a discount of 10% and adding all oils with lye. I want to just dump shea in to make 8% superfat at trace. How does one adjust the calc for this?

I have been experimenting batch after batch to try to perfect a particular recipe. I'm having a hard time getting the lather where I want it. I tried making a high castor percentage of 18 (which was not sticky) and 25% which WAS sticky. I also found castor doesn't do anything for lather (even...

So I have been having soda ash problems when using powdered green clay in my cp soap. I do not use essential oils in this formula. Without the green clay, the formula does not produce soda ash. I began to notice a pattern to how soda ash forms on the soap during the cure process. It seems...

There are a lot of natural and organic emulsifiers on the market. I was wondering if someone could give me a sense of direction with which are the best to use for the highest quality lotion possible? Also, I heard that beeswax can be an emulsifier from some, while others insist that it is not.

My soap came out powdery or milky looking after adding some natural colorants to it at trace. I used alkanet root powder and madder root powder. I did use a little too much powder, probably close to 2 teaspoons in 1.56 pounds of soap (I was trying to mix diff colors together to see what I...