That is what palm oil and tallow are called after they have been reacted with sodium hydroxide to make soap. So, some of those bars do contain actual soap.
Why does bar soap make my skin feel terrible in comparison to liquid?
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Thank you & I venture to guess it's the "Technical / Industry Name For Them" ?
Tallow + Sodium Hydroxide = Sodium Tallowate
Palm Oil + Sodium Hydroxide = Sodium Palmate
Coconut Oil + Sodium Hydroxide = Sodium Cocoate
Palm Kernel Oil + Sodium Hydroxide = Sodium Palm Kernelate
I'm thinking of just getting a couple of heavy duty tarps, doubling them, and stapling it to the walls and ceiling. Won't be as warm or cool as an insulated wall, but we'd still be able to do our thing until prices fall...hopefully next spring.
Three things: 1) They aren't cheap...I'd need something in the $300-$500 range. 2) The shed would take up a LOT of room. I only have a single car garage and we'd still need to be able to store our 'stuff' in at least a third of it. We already have a custom built cabinet (holds hubby's hobby stuff in one half and kitchen stuff in the other), plus a shelving unit and upright freezer on one wall. The plan was to move the shelving unit to the new wall along with a second one and move his hobby (4-person dining) table where the shelf unit was. Then on the other wall, I have a 5' kitchen counter and cupboards sitting in a friend's barn. Wouldn't be able to do that. Plus we'd have to run extension cords for electric and light inside of the shed. 3)Then there is what to do with the shed. We have no property and I'd lose half the cost trying to sell it.
Not a bad idea though.
A trick that I often share, and I first heard in one of the FB soaping groups, was to put your measured FO container into your mold. That doesn't help as much for ITPS soaps, but for something that will be layered into the mold, it's a life saver.
If there is any building or remodeling going on around you, it can be worth asking them if you can pick through their scrap pile. Sometimes they pull out whole walls and throw the 2x4s into the trash because it isn't worth their time to pull out the nails. In the past, my husband has gathered some very usable wood that way - not as perfect as what he'd buy if he were building for a customer, mind you, but sufficient for the small personal project he wanted to do.
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You have to learn how to deal with your environment as you get more into soaping. I know you guys got hit with plenty of rain and when you take into consideration the current temps in house and outdoors, that spells possible wonky soaping. I'd hate to think of how much more humid your area could get if you're closer to the coast.
Wow, aren't you a go-getter newbie! How many batches in how many days?!
I test after 3 weeks, cure for 6 and the longer the better.
I test after 3 weeks, cure for 6 and the longer the better.
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Don't wanna ride about typos, I know you meant “sodium cocoate”. But you must know: I have the supernatural gift to detect ANY mention of chocolate
(INCI designator for “cocoa butter soap” is the awkward-sounding “sodium cocoa butterate”)
I was sitting back wondering how long it would take you to pick up on that one...Don't wanna ride about typos, I know you meant “sodium cocoate”. But you must know: I have the supernatural gift to detect ANY mention of chocolate
Just want to point out @TheGecko, liquid soap doesn't always have to be hot processed. I actually cold process my liquid soap and have been doing so for years. It's called CPLS - cold processed liquid soap. It's a lot easier than cooking the liquid soap, at least in my opinion. I don't use this for showers however, just for hand soap at the sink - mostly to appease my husband who kept on bemoaning that after I started making soap, there was no more liquid soap at the sink. Now, he appears to be happy to use my bar soap, figures.
And I agree, I used to use at lot (a real lot) of lotion after every bath or shower - going through a least a bottle every 2 weeks. Since I started making my own soap (2013, so about 8 years) I almost never use lotion any more. My skin is seldom dry, except in the winter (I live in South Florida) and I make an in-shower lotion bar (and lots of lotions also) which pretty much does the trick.
I also use either paper towels or thin tea toweling I bought at the Dollar Store to wipe out all my bowls, etc. Try to not let any oils/butters or batter down your drain @AxtFarm or you will definitely be in for some plumbing woes!
3 in 3 days and now back to normal work lol. I will play with salt next then move to milk... unless I change my mind lol
I got my stamper in today. Tried too stamp soap I made friday, but it barely indented it and I hit it too hard with the mallet trying to get it to indent and cracked the soap.
I tried soap I made Saturday that I unmolded yesterday and it stamped, but the outside edges stamped well, but the middle of the image didn't stamp as deep. I tested different force, hit amounts, pushing the mold from top to bottom and side to side. I cracked a few, ended up with a few that the words bore down too hard on one side, and some that half the imagine looked good and the other half was too shallow. I guess that will take some practice.
I tried soap I made Saturday that I unmolded yesterday and it stamped, but the outside edges stamped well, but the middle of the image didn't stamp as deep. I tested different force, hit amounts, pushing the mold from top to bottom and side to side. I cracked a few, ended up with a few that the words bore down too hard on one side, and some that half the imagine looked good and the other half was too shallow. I guess that will take some practice.
You are on a roll! Great color combination, great swirl, and charming stamp.
Thank you. As I said, I've made so I was relying on what I had run across. I too have a hubby who misses the liquid soap so knowing there is a cold process to make it, may have me exploring that option down the road.
Don't want to jijack the thread, but I must say that after learning about CPLS from @linne1gi I now love making LS. I used to dread the HPLS cooking process, which I found very stressful.
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That's how my father in law got new to him kitchen cabinets
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I saw the post earlier about all the washing - I bought this on amazon and it's saved my sanity. It's great for the Amazon 42 oz loaf molds and great in general bc its easy to hold and pour from. I plunk it on my scale and measure my oils right into it.
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Wonky soaping also happens when it's a 100 degrees plus outside. ( Parker, AZ). I'm buying a new big fan for the kitchen when we get back from vacation.
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