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olive oil, has similar properties

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Highly Refined Shea is better for making lotion sticks to avoid "graininess". It also helps to quickly chill in fridge/freezer.

Interesting Google search "soleseife rezept" click here Lavender Sole 250 g coconut oil 250 g olive oil 250 g Shea Butter 200g sunflower oil 50g castor 335 g of cold, distilled water 131 g NaOH at 9% over-enrichment

I edited my original post to clarify not to make a strong Lye solution Lye is unique that it can absorb more than it's own weight of water Your Dissolved salt became "un-dissolved" or precipitated out of solution.

Thank you DeeAnna, I should have showed my math better :) 100g of Water will dissolve ~130g of lye 130g lye / 1.3 = 100g water 1/1.3 =.77 130g lye * .77 = 100g water

Here is my math for calculating max salt to use. In making Soleseife, the Salt is first dissolved into 32.5 oz water before adding the lye. amount of oils in batch = 100 oz wt amount of Lye = 13.4 oz wt amount of Water = 32.5 oz wt The "formula" Calculate minimum amount of water needed...

The tricky part is pronunciation, "soul-lay-say-ef-aye"

http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showpost.php?p=440377&postcount=5 ROE (rosemary oleoresin extract link) is an Antioxidant that slow down the oxidation of the oils. It’s the oxidation of the oils that causes rancidity. Recommended dosage varies by Manufacturer. Let's use .08% ROE to total...

I like 10% regular Sunflower, the Linoleic adds incredible conditioning. Add .8% ROE to the Sunflower bottle to preserve and make it easy to ration the ROE into the batch

used to soap in Sacramento, now Reno

++ "careful with your face" try Oil Cleansing method http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com/2013/12/what-do-you-want-to-know-oil-cleansing.html http://www.theoilcleansingmethod.com/

My (weird) humor, if the Coffee brewer is willing to toss you his leftover coffee, maybe you could coax a beer brewer to do the same with his leftover beer.

I would go talk to the beer brewer

Palm Kernel oil (not regular Palm oil) is reasonable substitute for Coconut. As for Babassu I bet this would make a great Bar after a good long cure of more than a year. Olive 80% Babassu 20% SF 10%

I use Barley Malt Extract instead of beer, (I have other uses for it) :) http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showpost.php?p=311869&postcount=15 http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showpost.php?p=419348&postcount=2

I stopped making soaps just for the "Label appeal". Olive Oil 80% Coconut Oil 20% SF 10 Age > 12 month Thank you JudyMoody http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showpost.php?p=350836&postcount=9

Anybody use a lotion tube for a Laundry Stain Stick?

Sunflower adds much desirable Linoleic Acid. 80% Coconut Oil will provide plenty of bubbles and creamy lather. Keep your salt around 50%

Bread flour is high gluten, high protein flour ground from "Red Azure" wheat, also called "summer wheat" Cake flour is low gluten, low protein flour ground from "winter wheat" All-purpose flour is a blend of above. Usually one will see recipes with yeast with hard wheat, and baking soda/...