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Thanks guys for getting back to me! Made another batch of soap and it turned out a lot better. This time my recipe was: 50% olive 30% coconut 15% sunflower 05% castor Tea tree and lemon EO's I used a 33% lye concentration as recommended.. I can't believe I didn't try that sooner! Reached trace...

I should have said lye concentrations rather than lye amount, I would never deviate from the amount stated on soapcalc. About water, I thought it was necessary for chemical reaction, beyond as a solvent for lye. The fat molecules are composed of glycerin and fatty acid tails. I am not the...

Thanks so much for getting back to me. I mainly increased my sunflower oil so drastically as it is the cheapest oil I have, and budget is my biggest concern. I'll try your recipe today though, thanks! I am not sure I am confident enough to experiment with the lye and water amounts, I will wait...

Life is much too short to hand stir, and whisking gets too many air bubbles in for my liking! Stick blenders are a blessing.

hi there! I am a long time lurker, first time poster. I have been using the cold process method for several years and few [roblems. My latest batch of soap has been more troublesome however so I would love some advice. I made a 500g batch of soap using the following recipe 35% (175g) sunflower...