ocean_soul
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I'm wondering if anyone here has any feedback regarding this recipe? Specifically, has anyone noticed this soap to be prone to DOS? I'm at my wits end with this recipe! I've made it many times, at first I had no problems but recent batches have been developing DOS. The first time it happened I figured it was because I left the bars to cure just bellow a window sill (a batch of bath bombs left in the same location fizzed out, so moisture was an issue), then I figured the tea tree essential oil was too old so I made sure to only use fresh tea tree oil....nope, still getting DOS! It's making me grrr! :evil:
I did switch to a new olive oil, not sure if it was before or after I started noticing problems. Could this be the culprit? Pretty crazy because before hand I was using grocery store olive oil now I use soapmaking pure olive oil.
Here is the recipe:
10 oz Coconut Oil
10 oz Palm Oil
8 oz Castor Oil
8 oz Olive Oil
12 oz Distilled Water
5 oz Sodium hydroxide
1.5 oz tea tree essential oil (I only use 1 oz)
Oh, I should add, I've also had problems with slight variations of this recipe! A few times I added a couple of ounces of shea butter into the recipe (and adjusted the amount of lye I needed, of course) and I used lavender essential oil to scent it. DOS like crazy! >_<
I did switch to a new olive oil, not sure if it was before or after I started noticing problems. Could this be the culprit? Pretty crazy because before hand I was using grocery store olive oil now I use soapmaking pure olive oil.
Here is the recipe:
10 oz Coconut Oil
10 oz Palm Oil
8 oz Castor Oil
8 oz Olive Oil
12 oz Distilled Water
5 oz Sodium hydroxide
1.5 oz tea tree essential oil (I only use 1 oz)
Oh, I should add, I've also had problems with slight variations of this recipe! A few times I added a couple of ounces of shea butter into the recipe (and adjusted the amount of lye I needed, of course) and I used lavender essential oil to scent it. DOS like crazy! >_<
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