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Hi! I've loved using this shampoo for over a year now...but I'm out of avo oil! Can I replace it with another oil or would that be taking out the best bit and compromising the shampoo..?

Ive had great success making all sorts of soaps with pretty colours and fragrances, but my biggest problem is getting a bar to last. The nasty ones I can buy in a shop all seem to last 4-5 weeks but mine only last maybe 2. I have reduced superfat to about 5% but that often results in a bar with...

...I ask about the temperature because it's usually about 45-50 here most of the year;)

Wow ok! Thanks! Anything else I should know about? What temperature do you mix ingredients? Cheers:)

No, definitely correct amount of lye. A friend is desperate for some 100% so I said I would try to make it for her! Another page says I must mix lye/oil at 55 degrees and I did it at 45...perhaps that's the difference :|

I'm so sad, my second batch of tallow soap has failed and I'm not sure why:( I made a batch a week ago, 100% tallow at 5%sf. I cut it the next day and it crumbled. I read around a lot but it was difficult finding any info on 100% tallow soaps. Anyway, what I found suggested that the sf was fine...

Ok great, thanks! :) Glad to know I can ignore that part about cleansing;)

I want to make a soap with tallow...it is absolutely divine for the skin! I will make it with olive oil but all my coconut oil has run out and I can't get any more for a while. I'm looking at alternatives and nothing else I can find on soap calc has any cleansing properties except for really...

I obviously meant clothes soap and dish soap:p I am trying a new recipe from here now...thanks :)

Oh my, so much to learn!! :O Ok, distilled water it is...I did use a soap calculator I just wondered why this required so much more:) The reason I did this 3 times is because the pictures of it were beautiful but mine didn't come out like that. I assumed I did something wrong so repeated it then...

Thanks for the replies...I see I didn't include the recipe! oops;) Here it is: 16.5 ounces olive oil 7 ounces coconut oil 5.5 ounces potassium hydroxide 16.5 ounces distilled or filtered water 40 ounces distilled or filtered water 3 ounces borax 6 ounces distilled or filtered water essential...

I have made HP soap for a while but am now trying CP and liquid soap. I found the recipe below for a liquid soap and it makes Beautiful hand soap! I have been using it for quite a while and everyone who tries it adores it:) The problem is this...I put the ingredients into soapcalc and there is...

Thanks so much for this! It is amazing and I havent had to wash my hair for a week:D I guess I should today on principle even though it still feels great;) btw I just used canola and it was perfect!

soybean replacement I don't have and can't seem to get soybean oil...is there something I can use instead of it? Would canola work similarly? Very keen to try this! I'm desperate for a shampoo recipe for both straw-for-hair and super fine/greasy hair:)

Wow!! :o I had no idea superfatting made THAT much difference! Sheesh! ok, I'm going to hurriedly make some more at 20%:D thanks so much! I'm using cheapy coconut oil, $6/litre so thankfully haven't lost too much. I'll post a pic of how it turned out. It's quite hilarious:lol::crazy:

Thanks all, the fragrance and colour made no difference whatsoever as the soap was already hard by the time i tried to get them in. Heres the recipe I used: 453.5g oil 172.3g water 78g lye I used the stick blender on and off, did it til light trace (literally took 3-4 minutes) in a small...

I've just made my second batch of CP soap. Last time it was 50/50 coconut oil/olive oil, this time 100% coconut oil. Both times I reached trace within a few minutes and both times it went hard very quickly. I added the colour then wasn't even able to mix it in as it was so hard. I melted a...

Ahh thank you so much - you have all been wonderful! I really appreciate the help:D I think I will package the soap but I'll make sure it is able to breathe in the meantime....:clap:

Hmmm so not to sound toooo dumb...but how do I determine now if mine is hot or cold process since I cooked it for longer but it is nothing like my normal hot processed soap?? TIA and merry Christmas :D

Lots of good points! Thanks:D I have only ever made laundry soap before and after 20 minutes heating it was done and I could zap successfully...this came as a huge shock to me! Is 5% correct ya think? I usually do batches this small but, again, only for laundry soap. Do you think the method I...