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I had already made the loaf without the hemp adjustment, unfortunately. Is there anyway to make a small batch without having to make an entire loaf as an experiment to see if the adjustments work?

I check the loaf this morning. It is still soft. I could press on it and it will leave a dent. It seems to be slowly changing color around- the edges are lighter than the flatter part of the loaf. From experience, I know its too soft to cut, and when I do cut it, I think the whole loaf is...

thank you so much for the advice! Moving forward, I am going to reduce the hemp to 5%. I made a small test batch using this calculation- The soap went thru gel phase, and it seems very soft 24 hours later. I usually cut after the first or second day, but I can tell the soap is too soft yet...

Just throwing this all out there. this is the percentages of my oils I am using, .cocoa butter 12.5%. coconut oil 31.25%, palm oil, 25%, hemp oil, 12.5 %, olive oil, 18.75%. Reason I am mentioning it is because, I am wondering if the balance of oils is off and that is what is causing DOS. I...

last year I added hemp oil to the mix. I know about the fatty acid profiles. Just didnt get the abbreviations.! The fatty acid profile is 16% for both Lino acids. I know that Hemp is high in Lino acids. But I thought 1% wouldnt be a problem, but seems like it may be. I cure my soap on...

what exactly is the FA profile? I store the soap as I always have. I also run a dehumidifier to keep humidity in check around 40-55% in summer. I use Distilled water, and I store all the oils in the freezer or refrigerator until I use them. I always check the shelf life of all my oils, and...

thank you so much for the information. I appreciate all the help here and will be checking out the lyc calc. too. Ive been having such problems with DOS. Been making soap for 30 years, and this is the first time I've had this problem. Tried ROE with no success. I am hoping the citric acid...

thank you so much! and i am going to check out the smf lye calculator!

So... if I go with 1% the amount would be 22.67 grams citric acid and extra lye 6.24. I think....

Dee just mentioned I should probably use the higher amount instead of the smaller amount Ken suggested. So if I use 2 % would that be 45.36 grams? would the lye increase be 14.36 grams? seems like alot of citric acid and extra lye

I am using ca for DOS, therefore i want to use the lower amount. but , is 0.1 and 1 % the same when using the calculation? Im horrible in math...

I am using 2.267.96 grams of oil in my soap recipie. Can you tell me how much citric acid to use in the recipie? I just cant figure it out!!!

now sure I understand why you don't want your soap to gel? Its my understanding soap must gel in the process of soap making.

thank you! How do you wrap your soap? do you use shrink wrap?