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I forgot to dissolve the 1TBL PPO of sugar in the water before mixing with the lye. So, for the first time ever, I put the sugar in the oil and mixed it all up. Everything looked fine........I use the double boiler method..........set the flame on simmer so to keep it at a low boil like...

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How in the world does a batch of coconut oil get contaminated with corn oil in the first place!!?? Just bought a 50lb pail from them last week..........hope it is ok. I won't be using it for a while because I still have some from last year to use. Did you notice it immediately when you...

I kind of knew that but I seem to remember that you have to wait for things to cool down before you do certain things, etc.??? Couldn't remember what those things are so it would just be better if they learned from someone who has done cold processing. I have just never done it so I don't...

Thank you both!!! Perfect!!!

I generally don't scent.

My wife has two friends that want to learn how to make soap. I want them to learn the cold process way but I do the old double boiler type of hot process way. Could any of you please link me to a video that is a good way for a beginner to learn the fundamentals that I can forward to my...

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I'd appreciate if all of you could give me ideas on what scent to use to accentuate the soap I make with laurel berry oil at 20-30 percent. Without any scent the soap smells similar to pine/evergreen. Any thoughts on what would accentuate and go well with that type of smell, along with a...

FWIW, if you want to use the straight powder you can put into the water before the lye, or do what I do and just add it to the oil before mixing in the lye water and stick blend the whole concoction. It works fine either way. ETA: For example if you want 0.5 percent just multiply the total...

Update: Finished the third batch yesterday........total of the three batches is about 9 gallons of LS. Everything all of you said worked perfectly...............THANK YOU!! First two batches were: 10% Castor 22% Coconut 68% Olive Oil Third batch was: 10% Castor 22% Coconut 23% Olive...

Well it has been about 4 weeks now and I tried it at the kitchen sink. Spread some compost by hand around 8 trees and my hands were VERY dirty. Washed with this soap..........using the hand brush I always use...........and it cleaned VERY WELL. Sudsing was good (maybe as Dee Anna says due...

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Ah......gotcha.........thank you!!

Thank you!! Maybe I'll just leave out the SL. Also, I seem to remember using water at 100% weight of the gelled soap.....IL uses 75%........hmmm...................

I cannot remember or find the percentage we use when replacing the water percentage in soap calc when using glycerin. Is it 25 percent? Also I have some powdered SL.........can I just put a couple of tablespoons into the water when diluting and boiling to dissolve the glycerin soap? Thanks...

Thanks to both of you..........just what I needed. So I can use pretty much any oil I normally use. Now to find out what numbers to put into soap calc as to KOH and glycerin instead of water. The last batch I made years ago was with some "getting old" linseed oil and I have misplaced the...

What are good oils for liquid soap? I'll be using the glycerin method. Thanks for any opinions.

Dee Anna: You kinda confused me a bit............you said dessicant material is probably bad but said "leave enough room to use the dessicant I use"? ETA: Nevermind...........you said put the smaller containers in a larger container. Sounds good.

Thanks for the info. You also traderbren.