Hi soap makers!
Last Saturday, i made my first Soap and i have a few questions about it
It is a hot process, high stearic shaving soap containing
110g Stearic Acid
100g Shea Butter (refined)
70g Babassu Oil
30g Castor Oil
70/30% Potassium/Sodium hydroxide + 10g Citric Acid
10g Avocadooil as a Post-Cook Superfat
50g condensed milk
1 tsp honey
The last 3 were all added after the cook.
I made measured the lye so that the first 4 ingredients would generate a 0% superfat and i guess that the lye was a little bit too much as i could not cook the "zapping" (from unused lye) out of it, that only stopped after i added the superfat etc.
Is this ok or does it cause problems? The PH of the soap slime is about 9 but i shaved with it without a problem.
The pucks came out bright white with a few brown spots (the milk got scorched on the bottom of the pot as i made it on the stove - i dont own a crockpot) so any tips to eliminate the brown spots?
And the last question: Although the lather is stable, slick and protective, it has some bigger bubbles in it. How can i eliminate those? Less Oleic? More Stearic? Less Lauric?
Are there any suggestions for improving the soap?
Last Saturday, i made my first Soap and i have a few questions about it
It is a hot process, high stearic shaving soap containing
110g Stearic Acid
100g Shea Butter (refined)
70g Babassu Oil
30g Castor Oil
70/30% Potassium/Sodium hydroxide + 10g Citric Acid
10g Avocadooil as a Post-Cook Superfat
50g condensed milk
1 tsp honey
The last 3 were all added after the cook.
I made measured the lye so that the first 4 ingredients would generate a 0% superfat and i guess that the lye was a little bit too much as i could not cook the "zapping" (from unused lye) out of it, that only stopped after i added the superfat etc.
Is this ok or does it cause problems? The PH of the soap slime is about 9 but i shaved with it without a problem.
The pucks came out bright white with a few brown spots (the milk got scorched on the bottom of the pot as i made it on the stove - i dont own a crockpot) so any tips to eliminate the brown spots?
And the last question: Although the lather is stable, slick and protective, it has some bigger bubbles in it. How can i eliminate those? Less Oleic? More Stearic? Less Lauric?
Are there any suggestions for improving the soap?