SpanishlivinginUK
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Hi everybody!
I have been going trough the forum for the last couple of weeks learning from all your experiences.
I remember my nan making soap when I was little and my entire family used it to clean all around the house, literally, for everything! From counters to clothes.
I have asked her what her recipe and it is
3L of olive oil
3L of water
500g lye
It takes her over two hours to get it to trace, but the soap is amazing!
From all research I have done, and as I would like my first soap to be for personal use, not household, I have decided to make a simple olive and coconut soap. After deciding to get 5% superfat I put it through the calc and came up with
750g olive oil
250g coconut oil
330g water
140g lye
It was a breeze to make, it is now in its moulds and I cannot wait to get it out!
Wait until I tell my nan about using a hand blender.... All hours she could have saved stirring a big bucket with a stick.....
I'll let you all know how it goes with my first soap! And I'm sure I'll have many questions to ask you all!
Endika
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I have been going trough the forum for the last couple of weeks learning from all your experiences.
I remember my nan making soap when I was little and my entire family used it to clean all around the house, literally, for everything! From counters to clothes.
I have asked her what her recipe and it is
3L of olive oil
3L of water
500g lye
It takes her over two hours to get it to trace, but the soap is amazing!
From all research I have done, and as I would like my first soap to be for personal use, not household, I have decided to make a simple olive and coconut soap. After deciding to get 5% superfat I put it through the calc and came up with
750g olive oil
250g coconut oil
330g water
140g lye
It was a breeze to make, it is now in its moulds and I cannot wait to get it out!
Wait until I tell my nan about using a hand blender.... All hours she could have saved stirring a big bucket with a stick.....
I'll let you all know how it goes with my first soap! And I'm sure I'll have many questions to ask you all!
Endika
Sent from my iPhone using Soap Making