Kimberly6891
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Good Morning Soapers
Maybe someone can give me some help/advise.
I have been wanting to make a castile soap (100% olive oil - no other oils) and I worried that it may be a soft soap and wondered how it would harden since olive oil is liquid, but alas, I tried it.
Here is my recipe------------with a 5% superfat (Use the Brambleberry Lye Calculator)
Olive Oil 32oz
Lye 6.08 Oz
Water 19.20
EO 1.4 oz
I made it on Saturday Morning and the top layer is all oil but underneath that layer, is SLIGHTLY solid, but I can still poke my finger through it with no problem.
I do realize that all liquid oil may not harden. Maybe I should of added a small portion of bee's wax or SOMETHING. Silly me.
I think I can just rebatch this one in my crock pot and add some other oil to it (I want to keep it as moisterizing as possible).
Any advise on how to make a very good castile soap?
Thanks - Kim
Maybe someone can give me some help/advise.
I have been wanting to make a castile soap (100% olive oil - no other oils) and I worried that it may be a soft soap and wondered how it would harden since olive oil is liquid, but alas, I tried it.
Here is my recipe------------with a 5% superfat (Use the Brambleberry Lye Calculator)
Olive Oil 32oz
Lye 6.08 Oz
Water 19.20
EO 1.4 oz
I made it on Saturday Morning and the top layer is all oil but underneath that layer, is SLIGHTLY solid, but I can still poke my finger through it with no problem.
I do realize that all liquid oil may not harden. Maybe I should of added a small portion of bee's wax or SOMETHING. Silly me.
I think I can just rebatch this one in my crock pot and add some other oil to it (I want to keep it as moisterizing as possible).
Any advise on how to make a very good castile soap?
Thanks - Kim