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I used 2% Stearic acid. I cannot find any FO's thats specifically made for CP here. And batter got thick as soon as I mixed lye with spatula, and curdled after added FO. Ok, got it, floral FO's accelerate too. Thank you @amd :) Ok, I dont know what is regular OO, the common OO we get are EVOO...

Alcohol is added after the seizing & acceleration, actually just before putting in the mould, I fogot to add color and thought adding more oil or water will make it worse, so, mixed the mica color in a tsp of alcohol and mixed in the batter. Its good to know that Alcohol is an accelerant too. I...

I used the same olive oil for a baby soap and it took a long time to get trace, and olive oil was 70% in it. The brand is Del Monte.

Since the FO is a local brand, I didnt thought it will help anyone here to identify the issue. Its named Berry Blossom and nothing about acceleration or discoloration mentioned in the bottle. I have used it before in M&P, this is the first time in CP.

So, I made the second batch yesterday. Melted stearic acid and cocoa butter together, mixed in other oils. Added the lye water and mixed with spatula. Felt it getting thicker, added the FO and it become curdled.:eek: Tried to mix it together with stick blender and it become like churros dough...

Oh I didnt thought about it. Anyway, I chopped it up and used in another soap as embeds.

Olive Pomace oil is the one mostly used in soaping, its cheaper than Extra Virgin Olive oil. If you buy 5 ltr bottle, you can get it much cheaper. https://www.amazon.in/Disano-Olive-Pomace-Oil-ltr/dp/B010GGD4UK/ And there is a coupon today, with it, it will come around Rs 260 per liter. You can...

What was the problem you experienced?

I hope they will.

aethoncart.com have coconut FO, I have seen them mentioning price in GBP and Euro. But, I dont know whether they ship to UK. Apparently, their FO's are good.

Thank you @dibbles.

So, my stick blender arrived and I am onto my second batch of CP. I have read the soaping oils should have atleast 40% of hard oils. Since I am from tropical region, almost all oils are in liquid form, except butters. I found the soapcalc little confusing. Can anyone help me choose oils for the...

True, I have never used animal fat based soap before. But, I was just curious since lots of people recommend lard.

I dont know what is a mitre block, but, I will look it up. Thank you.

@todd, I have a doubt. I was making color stabilizer for both M&P and CP. I got Sodium Thiosulphate crystals and Sodium Metabisulphate powder. M&P one is finished. But, for the CP one, metabisulphate didnt disolve weel, there are tiny clumps of powder on the bottom. Can I heat the solution...

Thats what I am using now, cannot slice equally with it. Have you bought from them? Is it of good quality? Oh Ok. Cheese slicer is not a common thing here and expensive to purchase from abroad.

@Misschief Thank you, I was going to experiment on it, since I have an old one lying around.

Since paper trimmer should be sturdy and sharp to cut through a stack of paper, will it work as a makeshift soap cutter? I am attaching a pic of the paper trimmer.

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Thank you @dibbles, I will check these out.