I want to (finally) try my hand at pine tar LS but I'm having a heck of a time deciding on the recipe. My PT bar recipe is:
30% PO
30% OO
20% CO
5% Cocoa Butter
15% PT
Should I just convert that recipe to KOH or start over? If I use IL's base LS recipe of 65% OO, 25% CO and 10% castor, should I deduct the PT from the OO? If so, it would look like this:
50% OO
25% CO
10% Castor
15% PT
My other thought is when to add the PT? When making bar soap I add it after emulsification and stir like a crazy person to incorporate it before it's rock solid. But with KOH it might not have the lightening speed trace issue.
Sigh...I don't know... Maybe I'm making a mountain out of a mole hill and should make a small test batch of each.
I'd appreciate any and all opinions on the recipe and when to add PT, especially for those that have made it. I read through Seven's thread but she doesn't really say when she added the PT, just that she used only 5%. Here's the other thread:
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=48180&highlight=pine+tar+ls
30% PO
30% OO
20% CO
5% Cocoa Butter
15% PT
Should I just convert that recipe to KOH or start over? If I use IL's base LS recipe of 65% OO, 25% CO and 10% castor, should I deduct the PT from the OO? If so, it would look like this:
50% OO
25% CO
10% Castor
15% PT
My other thought is when to add the PT? When making bar soap I add it after emulsification and stir like a crazy person to incorporate it before it's rock solid. But with KOH it might not have the lightening speed trace issue.
Sigh...I don't know... Maybe I'm making a mountain out of a mole hill and should make a small test batch of each.
I'd appreciate any and all opinions on the recipe and when to add PT, especially for those that have made it. I read through Seven's thread but she doesn't really say when she added the PT, just that she used only 5%. Here's the other thread:
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=48180&highlight=pine+tar+ls