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rebatching soap Thanks for the help; that was my guess too.:clap:

rebatching soap Here is my problem: I made a batch of soap that turned out very dry and almost brittle. I must have forgotten to add one of the oils for it to turn out this way. So I wanted to shave the bars and melt them down to rebatch. How would I know what to add to it to "oil it up" a bit...

oK soap friends, I slowed down the trace by using lard, olive oil, and rice bran oil and mixed the lye water with the oils at about 80 degrees. My soap is in the mold. It's been about 8 hours and I never felt the heat emitting from the gel phase and the soap still feels very soft. Is this normal...

What do you mean that it wasn't ready?

I tried something new today I have been anxious to slow down trace so that I have enough time to make nice swirl colors. So I traded palm oil for lard and used sunflower oil and olive oil and castor oil. I waited until lye/water and oils cooled down to about 80 degrees. This process slowed down...

oK soap friends, I slowed down the trace by using lard, olive oil, and rice bran oil and mixed the lye water with the oils at about 80 degrees. My soap is in the mold. It's been about 8 hours and I never felt the heat emitting from the gel phase and the soap still feels very soft. Is this normal...

Lard I have read that lard is good in soap, but does anyone know it's qualities? Is lard worth using as opposed to oils that condition the skin?:-P

Is almond or sunflower oil bought from grocery stores workable in soap? Also, I use a lye calculator for my recipes. Is there something else that I need to do since you mention "discounting water"? What is discounting water? Thanks for all the help

Thanks for the advice. Does the stirring without the stick blender allow the oils/lye to mix well and eventually reach trace? Is the stick blender even necessary?

lard If I use 25 % to 60% lard, what other oils should I use? My intent is to slow down trace so that I can do column swirls.

Thank you for all this help. I'll get my next recipe together and post it for ideas of substituting fats.

What is sunflower ho? What percentage of lard can I use in a recipe and what oils should I replace with lard?

I am new to soap making and have made a lot of batches so far. I still cannot figure out how to slow down trace. I tried to do a column swirl and it didn't work out since the soap was hardening up too fast and wouldn't pour smoothly enough. Any ideas? I cool down my lye and oil mix to 100 before...

new soap maker Thanks for the info; where is the best place to buy supplies?

When a recipe calls for tallow, can I use store bought lard that comes in a can in the oil isle? I'm new to soap making and don't know for sure what this term means.