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What is the best way to weight lye? Using a food scale, should it be digital or does it matter if its a cheap standard scale? For some reason it is always hard for me to measure the lye exactly. I was thinking about investing in a digital scale but im not sure it would make a difference. It...

But how much could be tolerated? Slightly lye heavier? What if it is signifigantly more lye heavier? What are the effects then? And as far as my soaps, they are very strong, good lather, it is not crumbly at all. I think the quality is very good, it is just that it may be a little strong now...

If and when added to soaps, what is the effect of a soap that contains too much or way too much lye? Rashes, irritations, drying of the skin, marks, spots, redness, itching, and skin disorders? I have a theory but cant prove it yet that the reason for a skin disorder was because of lye-heavy...

great information. Thanks. Yes I have seen homemade bars in health stores only wrapped in a cardboard labeling packaged revealing the ends naked. Which is why I was wondering if it is actually healthier to let the bar breath rather then wrap it.

Yes I have made a number of soap bars and I left them in a ice cream container. I dont see the need to wrap them because im the only one that uses them. I just was wondering about leaving them in the open air or covering the container Also using soap dishes. Which would be best so they do not...

Can soap just lay bare or would this expose it to harm? If not selling soap or otherwise, what is best for soap, to wrap or not to wrap?