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hai.Iam an indian.I started making soaps.For the molds which tree would be a good choice if i ask a local carpenter to get me one.can we use a painted wood or just raw timber.Can i make use of the cheapest availble timber.here neem is easily available and some other also.can we make a mold using...

Many thanks for addressing my request.Let me work on the same and try. many thanks for your reply and i will use the same

i have a mold with lengthxwidthxheight 7.5 * 5*1.12 .all in inches. The volume works to 42.1875 cubic inches.The oil weight is volume *0.4 which is 42.1875*0.4 is 18.875 oz.My recipe is 6.06 % castor oil,21.21% coconut oil ,72.72%olive oil.I have attached the pdf.can some one let me know if iam...

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Thank you . And for curing can i place it in a kitchen tissue and cover the same using a cloth.I placed the entire setup in a plastic tray.Is it okay for a beginner.can i go for sandal wood essential oil or rosemary essential oil instead of lavender.

Thanks for your reply yes i used cedar fragrance oil and lavender essential oil.I mean it has been 19 days after i took out of the mold.i dint use any other additives .i made only small quantity hence no problem but i have to overcome in my next batch.

i made a soap with pomace olive oil and coconut oil .It has been 19 days after curing.I see some yellow spots like oil in the soap.ofcourse initally i used a manual blender and is it because of that.I have attached pictures of the same.can someone give me the reason

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can anyone direct me to a blog that gives a body butter recipe with emulsifying wax and that which uses simple ingredients not as rich as bramble berry.

Thanks for your reply and sorry if i have bothered you.Do you say that you use only virgin olive oil

Thanks for your reply and do you mean i can use a plastic tray lined with freezer paper and keep the tray in the freezer.Do i have to cover the same with a cloth or freezer paper before putting in the freezer

i read that choosing wooden mold will help to unmould faster.second best is silicone mold and plastic takes a lot of time.as a beginner i used carton box and used a garbage cover like polythene to cover the carton box and used it as a mould.i greased the polythene mold with oil before pouring my...

Many thanks for your reply and can you tell me the percentage of coconut oil and palm oil to be added.Also iam from India and here i think no olives ofcourse we can buy online.can we replace with the major part oilve oil with some other oils in our country. also let me know the percentage of...

Thanks for your reply.i meant that a basic soap will consist of 34%olive 33%coconut 33%palm.hence I asked .I made a soap with some other recipe.but 5 percent superfast is that a good recipe I used lye calculator from bramble berry

I read that a soap has 34 % olive oil 33%coconut oil 33% palm oil I worked for 40oz oil.i ran through the lye calculator and made 5%superfast.i have attached the result.is that correct.lye came out as 5.77oz and water 12.90oz is it so.the total amount of soap made is 58.67 oz. Is 5%superfat correct

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