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I've had this happen a few times when using honey. Mixing the honey with distilled water before adding it to mixture helps.

If it is high-oleic soybean oil, I'd be fine with it. My local Costco offers this in a two-gallon pack; it is labeled as "high heat...

For reference, the following list of instructions on how to properly conduct the zap/tongue test is a paraphrase of the procedure as...

I can find it here at Hobby Lobby or Michaels in very small quantities, at very high prices. It's definitely better to buy online from a...

I doubt you would ever get soy wax locally - it is mostly ordered from candle making suppliers.

I really don't know what kind of Soy product it is and neither does the woman I'm making it for. It's listed as "Soy Oil"..... I'm just...

Its marked as high smoke point. I typically add a chelator to all of my soaps but her soap doesnt contain a chelator and she doesnt want...

I was looking for hydrogenated but none found locally. Looking at 100% soybean oil (liquid). The palm shortening has the same SAP value...

Hi there! Is your soybean oil hydrogenated partly or fully, a.k.a. soy wax? And this particular palm shortening - do you have a fatty...

I expect it's just the one called "palm oil" in the soap calcs

Hope so. If it was some sort of a blend with mostly palm, it could change the numbers and that wouldn't be a desired effect - especially...

I agree with @Ekuzo. Check the ingredients to be sure. In my experience shortening is usually a combination of things.

I don't use palm oil often, but when I do it's this one, 100 percent organic and fair trade palm oil, produced in Colombia, South...

The palm shortening is 100% palm. Its the same SAP value as palm oil and Ive had no issues using it over the years. I was trying to find...

Hi all, Editing this for clarity: Curious what your thoughts are on this recipe: 50% palm shortening (100% Palm) 32% soybean oil...