Crazy8
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OK. So I got all my supplies and Im ready to go. Well almost. Im so impatient to get started I was looking for anything around the house that had 3" diameter around the house. Well I'm being forced to wait right now because there is nothing I can use and If im going to do it, well I want to do it right. So I will have to wait until Friday to get my 3" PVC. However I do have a question or two before I get started on my quest. First here is the recipe I found online that I am going to try...
13 oz Olive oil
10 oz Coconut oil
7 oz Palm oil
2.5 oz Castor oil
4.7 oz Lye (about a 5% discount)
9.4 oz water
2 Tbsp of Bentonite Clay
1 to 1.4 oz. of fragrance or essential oil
I will be cutting this recipe in half since the FO I have was a small freebee sampler from my BB order. So I am making the recipe fit the amount of FO. It's Shave & A Haircut. Would be perfect I think in a shaving soap.
Questions:
1. Does anyone know the amount of FO that BB send in those sample bottles? Im taking a guess at either 1/4oz or 1/2oz? Im leaning more towards 1/2oz.
2. The instructions that were provided with this recipe say to make it like you would any other CP soap but to add the clay before the soap settles. I will be adding it to the lye solution as suggested. I guess this is more of a statement, but if this sounds wrong please let me know.
3. Is there any advice or special things I may want to know or be aware of before I do this? I mean I know all the safety measures and stuff.
4. One can just cut all the ingredients in half and everything will still work just fine since all the percentages and ratios would still be accurate, correct?
5. Any thoughts how long it should dry, or is that something I will have to find out after I make it.
13 oz Olive oil
10 oz Coconut oil
7 oz Palm oil
2.5 oz Castor oil
4.7 oz Lye (about a 5% discount)
9.4 oz water
2 Tbsp of Bentonite Clay
1 to 1.4 oz. of fragrance or essential oil
I will be cutting this recipe in half since the FO I have was a small freebee sampler from my BB order. So I am making the recipe fit the amount of FO. It's Shave & A Haircut. Would be perfect I think in a shaving soap.
Questions:
1. Does anyone know the amount of FO that BB send in those sample bottles? Im taking a guess at either 1/4oz or 1/2oz? Im leaning more towards 1/2oz.
2. The instructions that were provided with this recipe say to make it like you would any other CP soap but to add the clay before the soap settles. I will be adding it to the lye solution as suggested. I guess this is more of a statement, but if this sounds wrong please let me know.
3. Is there any advice or special things I may want to know or be aware of before I do this? I mean I know all the safety measures and stuff.
4. One can just cut all the ingredients in half and everything will still work just fine since all the percentages and ratios would still be accurate, correct?
5. Any thoughts how long it should dry, or is that something I will have to find out after I make it.