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Yep. Soy wax isn't a wax either.

I make orange colored and scented soap with SW. A member recommended that I try Orange Wax. It provides my desired color, scent and wax all in one. The perfect ingredient! Wrong. It was horrid. I threw it out and never used it again. I accidently deleted my recipe with notes. If I...

Just saw ur post. Glad we’re in the same class!

I appreciate that @Zany_in_CO is recognizing our contribution. @Dawni and @KiwiMoose...ur both class of 2018 too?

I am an alumni of the class of 2018. I’ve been soaping for a lil over a yr. Although the learning curve is less steep now, the journey continues. I’ve met some great traveling companions along the way. Sorry...can’t resist a pop cullture ref. ;)

Looks like soap calcs treat trans as saturated tho.

Replacing palm with 415 based on hardness is .60 415 SW to 1 Palm...if my math is right.

Based on this info, I should be soaping at 50 SW not 40. Im going to make a test batch this wknd!

I don’t use SO. Andrew is saying that 415 is 16.6 monoUNsaturated. Im assuming trans is 100 saturated. So the SW is partially hydrogenated but not the kind in the calc. To rig the calc Im combining SW and SO. The NAOH is the same.

I think andrew is getting the hi lins becuz SW is actually 16.6% SO which is high in lins. I think I figured it out. SW% * .166 = SO%. SW% - SO% = adj SW%. Put SO% and adj SW% in calc to see recipies tru props and acids. There is an about 5% diff in the hardness prop, which is what I...

Wow! That’s bombshell for us SW users. I’m godsmacked. Ur right! I just checked my vendor’s site. It states 415 is partially hydrogenated SO. I use SW at 40%. In the calc thats a hardness factor and saturation of 50%. My bars r hard but not so hard they dont bend when thin. I always...

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Good advice. Henceforth, I dub thee Soy Wax Queen.

My stnd bars w/o zeawater are orangish-ylw...about the color American cheese. I dropped the carrot juice a little to try take it out of the cheese realm. This was the first time I made colored soap with zeawater. It unexpectedly came out with no hints of orange...not even a golden...

I find no adverse effect on skin feel. To me it’s neutral. I think it would make very nice soap. It will be more mild than ur tallow recpie becuz it will be less cleansing. Other than that the properties are pretty much the same. Y not make a of cpl of test bars?

I freeze one hour after pouring to prevent partial gel. Someone advised here to freeze 24 hrs. If its frozen that long, can it be unmolded from the a silicone cavity mold while still frozen?

Silicone. Don’t know y it suck other than the swabbing the corners with AO. It was the same recpie as the last time I used zeawater except these were colored and scented. A day is usually enough. They were very hard. I don’t think the sticking had anything to do with zeawater. The...

Unmolded my soaps. No shine this time. They stuck worse than ever. Ruined two of four by breaking the corners. Prior to pouring I swabbed the corners with AO. That was a mistake. Just read that veg oils react with lye making sticking worse and to use mineral oil only. Hope someone...

Andrew has a point. I wouldn't swap out any oil, without seeing how it effects the fatty acid profile and properties. If you have a recipe that you like and you want to swap out lard, tallow or palm for SW, you will likely need to adjust all the percentages oils to get to same fatty acid...

How many days does it take for natural colorant to set after pour? This question may apply to any colorant too. Basically I'm wondering how long it takes to see the true/permanent color of the soap after pour.