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I think I read somewhere 2% of the oil weight. Sorry, I cannot remember who said that.

Thank you DeeAnna. I usually use castor sugar so I think I will continue with that.

Thank you. As far as adding bubbles is concerned, is icing/powdered sugar better than castor sugar?

Thank you. Thank you.

Does anybody know what powdered sugar is called in the UK? Is it icing sugar? I find the term"powdered" confusing because both granulated and castor sugar are powdered...

I don't add it at trace. I put some of the water aside and add it to that, as well as sugar. I then mix that water with the oils, before adding the lye solution. Incidentally, I now use citric acid to reduce the scum as it is much cheaper. I do the same with citric acid - add it to a bit of...

Your planer looks great. Congratulations! I really like the picture of the soap with a bow on the top. Is the bow part of the mould or did you add it to the soap?

Oh what a shame! Do you think it could be used as shaving soap?

I have made many lotions and creams in the past warming up both water and oil phases and then combining them when they reach the right temperature. The other day, I decided to try and make some lotion in one pot - adding all the ingredients together (except for the cool phase ingredients). It...

Last month, I finally made Lindy's cream soap following her tutorial (A Cream Soap Tutorial). It worked very well and it now looks lovely - thank you Lindy if you are still around. And now for a daft question: what can I do with it apart from using it as a replacement for bar soap? Are there...

Thank you.

Mellicious, why do you use agar agar?

Yes, I get that effect but I keep stick blending until it looks all milky. Then I add the lye water.

I do this all the time: I add sugar, EDTA or citric acid and whatever else I might add such as sodium lactate, kaolin clay, etc. to a portion of the water amount. I warm it in the microwave to melt the sugar and then add this to the oils before adding the lye. As you said, when you start stick...

I just bought some from Amazon this morning. As somebody said, it is made by Lifestream.

I second that. This lip balm feels really lovely. Thank you DeeAnna.

I wonder what it is about the combination of vinegar and citric acid that makes the soap soft. Maybe our chemist friends can enlighten us...

Thank you for this. Did your soap ever harden? Was it usable in the end?

I heard her say in one of her videos that she uses 2% cocoa butter as superfat. She also said that her INS number is very close to 160.

Having read about the benefits of using vinegar in soap, I made a small batch yesterday (500g). I used 70g vinegar (5% acetic acid) and an extra 2.5g NaOH. I also used 10g citric acid and an extra 6.24g NaOH. So, in all I used 8.74g extra NaOH. It all went well but today I was expecting the...