Ratikal
Member
Hello everyone,
I'm taking the plunge into soap making. I made my first mini batch on Sunday and it looks like they're curing pretty well. A few cracks and curves, but the soap feels (as in soft touch) and smells nice! I had a few questions about the process.
1. I know you don't want to mix lye and water in a glass/pyrex container (I use Plastic #5 which is apparently safe). However, does that only mean for that step? Can you pour the lye water into a glass/pyrex container with oils in it? I see Brambleberry on YouTube do this.
2. Can you mix Lye water ahead of time? I've heard you can create a mixture ahead of time, but how does that account into measuring how much you put into the oils?
3. Is there a way to "prepare" your batch ahead of time? For example, let's say I made a soap mixture of my oils and lye combined and then just let it sit aside. Could I then say, take a chunk out, melt it, and pour in dyes/fragrances later?
Thank you again for all the resources here. Now that I've actually done it, it makes me want to dive in even more and try different things. It's not so scary anymore.
I'm taking the plunge into soap making. I made my first mini batch on Sunday and it looks like they're curing pretty well. A few cracks and curves, but the soap feels (as in soft touch) and smells nice! I had a few questions about the process.
1. I know you don't want to mix lye and water in a glass/pyrex container (I use Plastic #5 which is apparently safe). However, does that only mean for that step? Can you pour the lye water into a glass/pyrex container with oils in it? I see Brambleberry on YouTube do this.
2. Can you mix Lye water ahead of time? I've heard you can create a mixture ahead of time, but how does that account into measuring how much you put into the oils?
3. Is there a way to "prepare" your batch ahead of time? For example, let's say I made a soap mixture of my oils and lye combined and then just let it sit aside. Could I then say, take a chunk out, melt it, and pour in dyes/fragrances later?
Thank you again for all the resources here. Now that I've actually done it, it makes me want to dive in even more and try different things. It's not so scary anymore.