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What is so baffling about this soap is, I've made it successfully several times and soap was hard with no problems. Now, after two failed attempts (my returning customer wants to buy a whole loaf) disaster! I have reformulated (will have to tell my customer) to this:

Can anyone say what changes I would need to make to this recipe? Lye concentration and some of the 'qualities' listed look wrong to me. However, I have made this recipe successfully several times but now, two fails.

Thanks so much for the reply. I've made many salt bars for many years, but this has always been a bugaboo in my head. They always turn out great by all appearances and I continue to sell many, but like I said "bugaboo" in my head about the soap calculators' info. I like what you said about "some...

Salt Soap recipes in "Soap Calc" always come out showing very low moisturizing. I've tried many recipes in soap calc and all say very low moisturizing. My understanding has always been that salt bars are so great for skin. Surely there is something I am not understanding. Anyone have...

Steve, your research is wonderful an so extensive. I want to thank you for all your hard work and that we soapers receive the benefit. I've infused annatto seed and have the wonderful red oil all ready for soaping. Your research is a great help for me in deciding just how to incorporate. I'm...

I am so sorry - lesson learned. Thank you I searched online, but didn't really find anything remotely helpful. I'll just buy mine - ezy pezy

new12soap, This is such an old thread (2012), but I found it when looking up sodium lactate, so this is the cheapest place I found, which is good old Ebay: (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&toolid=10001&campid=5338413729&icep_item=232409287229 I ordered some but have...

Good tips, DeeAnna; thanks for this info.

Thanks so much Irish Lass for your assistance here. Well, I learned something right here about the FO/EO, as I typically adjust my water amount. I've been making soap for 2 decades, yet I am not always tech savy, for sure. I don't think I'll end up making this recipe as it seems weird to me with...

??!! I copied a recipe back in 2002 titled "Psoriasis Soap For Mom". I am wondering if anyone in soapland has seen this recipe or tried it?? It sounds good to me but the oil to liquid amounts seem totally crazy to me. Is it possible to use this much liquid content??!! In my soap calc, if I...

Karen L Adams, it is just the one loaf. The slices are from it. The top is textured as you see in the slices as well as the top of the loaf before cut. Anyways, the final product turned out great, is curing now, smells, looks and feels great and shiny. I'm very pleased at the end of it all, Ha...

Thanks Misschief, I love history like this. Oh, how things have changed. What a great find!

Thanks for input, guys. I'm thinking that overheating could be the problem. Next time will try not insulating and maybe a bit of "hovering". :thumbs: :rolleyes:o_O

Really beautiful!

redhead1226 Great name by the way! I would totally love to see a recipe incorporating your milk/water (no milk in lye) method of making a coconut milk soap. Is that possible? Or do you know of a link or resource? Hoping hoping <:thumbs:

The Cardamom FO was not the culprit in my soap, and is a favorite of mine and my customers. It does not accelerate trace. I recommend it! http://www.wholesalesuppliesplus.com/products/Coconut-Orange-Cardamom-Fragrance-Oil.aspx

My very first experience with "cracked soap" after 20 yrs of soap making! I read several posts on the topic and think it may be the "over heated" problem. I would, however, welcome your feedback. I made a recipe according to my soap calculator, but with the following changes: I used 1/2 coconut...

DeeAnna and IrishLass, here's the update on my Coconut Milk disaster. I went ahead and poured my separated curdled SB and it saponified, looks great and has an unusual coloring on the outside of of soap (possibly due to reaction to silicon log mold). I still don't think I would use the recipe...

Sethkaylyn, I've been using this brand for about a year now with great results, and a great price!

Dixie, milk brand is "A Taste of Thai"; Ingredients: coconut, water, guar gum. FO is "Crafter's Choice Coconut Orange Cardamon"; Additives: Kaolin Clay and TD. I did the recipe exactly like the internet recipe but with my additives. The recipe is made with no lye reduction because the coconut...