Greg Hartman
Member
I tried a hot process recipe the other day. The soap lathers up and feels wonderful on your skin, but it’s pretty soft and a little crumbly.
I looked up hot process tutorials and they basically said to heat up the oils in a Crock Potr, add lye/water mix and stir until it starts to show traces.
Then it said to let it sit in the Crock Pot for about an hour, stirring occasionally, until it had the consistency of mashed potatoes.
I did that and it looked like the photos as it expanded and got bubbly and so on.
I didn’t find any recipes that mentioned a temperature to maintain; just that I should look for a certain consistency.
Am I doing anything wrong with this? Here’s the recipe:
Water: 10.64 oz.
Lye: 3.99 oz.
(No fragrance or superfat)
Olive oil: 17.00 (I had extra-version on hand so that’s what I used; I didn’t see different types in SoapCalc when I put in the ingredients).
Coconut oil, 76 deg.: 4.00 oz.
Almond oil, sweet: 1.50 oz.
Castor oil: 1.00 oz.
Walnut Oil: .50 oz.
Cocoa Butter 4.00 oz.
I looked up hot process tutorials and they basically said to heat up the oils in a Crock Potr, add lye/water mix and stir until it starts to show traces.
Then it said to let it sit in the Crock Pot for about an hour, stirring occasionally, until it had the consistency of mashed potatoes.
I did that and it looked like the photos as it expanded and got bubbly and so on.
I didn’t find any recipes that mentioned a temperature to maintain; just that I should look for a certain consistency.
Am I doing anything wrong with this? Here’s the recipe:
Water: 10.64 oz.
Lye: 3.99 oz.
(No fragrance or superfat)
Olive oil: 17.00 (I had extra-version on hand so that’s what I used; I didn’t see different types in SoapCalc when I put in the ingredients).
Coconut oil, 76 deg.: 4.00 oz.
Almond oil, sweet: 1.50 oz.
Castor oil: 1.00 oz.
Walnut Oil: .50 oz.
Cocoa Butter 4.00 oz.