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Hi I used the following to make my liquid soap, 24 oz olive oil pomanc 5 oz potassium hydroxide 15.1 oz of distilled water neutralized with the following mix till Phenolphthalein gave a clear soap. .5 oz citric acid 2 oz distilled water but unlike commercial soap, mine gives...

Hi When you mix all the oil then you add the lye solution then the fragrance, doesn't the fragrance oil skew the oil:solution ratio and one should increase the solution above what SoapCalc calls for in order to have a complete saponification? thx

Hi This is my second CP. the first went OK and is not in its 2 week to harden up. I made a new one today 100g Cottonseed oil. 33g water 14g NaOH It took looooong time to show any trace, I manually mixed because it is a small for a Stick Blender. I am making a "heavy Lye" Castile CP for...

Hi I tried 2 mixtures but was not very happy with the results. Ingredient 1: 1 tsp citric acid 4 tsp Super Washing Soda Ingredient 2: 1 Cup Borax 1 Cup Washing Soda 1/4 Cup Epsom Salt Still have stains and not very shiny. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks

Hi My family is too lazy to use the bar soap for shower, we prefer to just press the dispenser of a bottle and use a liquid creamy soap, however with a mixture of good oil (sweet almond, castor) it may be expensive (in Sydney) to make a large amount specially when the liquid soap is also being...

Hi Do you use SoapCalc to select your oil mixture in order to control Hardness, Cleansing, Condition, Bubbly and Creamy of the soap you want? if not, what do you use? many thx

Hi Lots of reading made me understand that there are 2 blends of DIY Liquid Soaps. One which mixes Borax, Caustic Soda, Baking Soda and a bar of soap. Another which mixes Oils with KOH and water. Is the first blend better for laundry and the second for hand liquid soap? or which is best for what?

Hi I read few complains about white cloths turning gray when laundry soap is made using the mix of Borax, Washing Soda, Bar of soap, Baking Soda and optional OxyClean. Any body knows why and hot to modify the mix to avoid this problem? Many thx

Hi I read few receipts for making laundry "liquid" soap and they mention using Zote Soap or Fels Naptha, why those particular ones and can I make my own CP and use that? and if so, what criteria my CP bar would need to qualify? many thx