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<blockquote data-quote="squigglz" data-source="post: 293250" data-attributes="member: 8539">Make sure to double check your recipe-if it's still testing as having unused lye in it, you're using too much. I cook my hot process soap for a half hour on high in the crockpot, at most 45 minutes, and it'll be done. A good visual is if there's still 'white soap' (whiter stuff when you stir), that white soap isn't done yet so cover it and let it cook for a bit more. When it's done, it should look like vaseline and feel waxy if you rub it between your fingers.&nbsp;I CAN, in fact, make individual bars with it-I can use the same molds for it as I do cold process and melt and pour. I just prefer log molds and the more 'rustic' look they give.Most of the 'big name' soaps actually have a PH closer to 10-mostly 9-9.5 to 10. Dove is a 7, though. So basically, I wouldn't wait to see if it tests at 7, because you could be waiting quite a long time. Apparently there's a way to lower the PH by rebaching and adding boric acid, but I've never tried that.Disclaimer: I don't use PH strips to test, I do the zap test. I do know I'm right about the store soaps, though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="squigglz, post: 293250, member: 8539"] Make sure to double check your recipe-if it's still testing as having unused lye in it, you're using too much. I cook my hot process soap for a half hour on high in the crockpot, at most 45 minutes, and it'll be done. A good visual is if there's still 'white soap' (whiter stuff when you stir), that white soap isn't done yet so cover it and let it cook for a bit more. When it's done, it should look like vaseline and feel waxy if you rub it between your fingers. I CAN, in fact, make individual bars with it-I can use the same molds for it as I do cold process and melt and pour. I just prefer log molds and the more 'rustic' look they give. Most of the 'big name' soaps actually have a PH closer to 10-mostly 9-9.5 to 10. Dove is a 7, though. So basically, I wouldn't wait to see if it tests at 7, because you could be waiting quite a long time. Apparently there's a way to lower the PH by rebaching and adding boric acid, but I've never tried that. Disclaimer: I don't use PH strips to test, I do the zap test. I do know I'm right about the store soaps, though. [/QUOTE]

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