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I have just sourced few litres of karanja oil. Could someone please tell me the max usage of karanja oil in cold processed soap

Hi, sorry to bring up an old thread. Do we need to add extra water as well to compensate the extra NaoH added to the batch, that had been added to compensate the citric acid?? For example : do we need to add extra water of approx 12g for extra 6g Naoh added to the batch to compensate 10g citric...

Hi, could someone please let me know if mahua oil in soap goes rancid quickly?

Is potassium sorbate an effective preservative ?? Not just for puree soaps, but in general

Ya, I will make a small batch and see how it goes.

Hi, I have managed to get a 40kg crude rbo from a local supplier.But I am not sure if I’ll use it as it looks dark brown and smells like fart. Hi, Yes it is solvent extracted.The crude one has free fatty acid content and it’s unfiltered I think

Hi DeeAnna, Thank you for your response. I have just received ROE 5% carnosic acid and I’m planning to use them in my carrier oils to prevent them from oxidation.Could you please tell how much ROE is required for 1kg carrier oil. Regarding the preservatives, yes I was actually asking about...

Can someone please suggest to me a broadspectrum preservative (not chelators like citric acid,SG)which is a natural extract for cold processed soaps?

Hi, Happened to me as well.Vanilla extract or Vanilla does that,yes.

loving this thread does anyone have an idea what kind of license do we need to sell cold processed soaps online or retail

The reason I was thinking of experimenting with both is I am using unrefined oils in my recipe(unrefined mowrah butter, crude rice bran oil). Different chelators bring in different properties. So,I thought the combination could may be contributing to a better results.(I might be wrong) I was...

Thanks DeeAnna If citrate is the tricky one, for a beginner would you suggest using sodium gluconate instead of citric acid

thank you ... i have been adding citric acid in soaps ... so far so good just another quick one ...can we use a combination of sodium gluconate and citric acid in soaps & ROE in oils is it fine or does it effect the chemistry of the soap in any way please advise

Hi , I had faced a similar situation twice: 1.When it was raining outside 2.When I added too much sugar to the lye solution

Hi, unlike refined rice bran oil we can only buy minimum of 200kg crude rice bran oil here

Hi, unlike refined rice bran oil we can only get min of 200kg crude rice bran oil here ... so i thought it's sensible to take an opinion

Hi , I want to achieve an affordable, mild on skin, long-lasting , good shelf life, creamy & lathering soap with my available options. I have gathered coconut oil and few affordable oils of unrefined Rice bran, Mowrah butter & Castor oil. Please provide me the best recipe. Please keep in mind...

Can we use unrefined oils for cold process soaps, they have lesser shelf life.Can using chelators like sodium gluconate increase the shelf life ?? also does adding sodium gluconate, increase shelf life of high superfatted soap.

Can we use oils with FFA for making cold processed soap?

Can Crude Rice bran oil be used in cold process soaps??