Ugeauxgirl
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I'm going to try curing a loaf of soap uncut- which I read about in a really OLD soap book (Soap, Making it Enjoying it by Ann Bramson). I'm going to make a 2.5 lb batch and divide it between 2 loaves. I will unmold them both but only cut one of them. At the end of the cure period (6-8 weeks) I'll cut the remaining loaf and test to see if there are any differences in performance.
I'm trying to stick as closely to the recipe as I can, but when I ran the old recipe through soapmaking friend, it shows it at a 9% superfat and a 26.5% lye concentration. That's a LOT of superfat and a LOT of water.
I'm going to cut the superfat and raise the lye concentration to 30 or 33%. Any input is appreciated as I usually make hot process. I'll post pictures after I make it.
I'm trying to stick as closely to the recipe as I can, but when I ran the old recipe through soapmaking friend, it shows it at a 9% superfat and a 26.5% lye concentration. That's a LOT of superfat and a LOT of water.
I'm going to cut the superfat and raise the lye concentration to 30 or 33%. Any input is appreciated as I usually make hot process. I'll post pictures after I make it.