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I do know what you mean! I don't know where it fits into the grand scheme of things or what is says about our current times but, I enjoy washing with soap I made myself for the first time in undisclosed decades.

Hello dibbles, Yes, SL will be the next evolution of my process. I used the default values calculated on Soapcalc. As cmzaha stated I should have used a different parameter for the oil and lye/water mix. If at first............. Concerned that the scent of the FO is noticeably less, again I...

Confirmed problem with salt addition, thank you cmzaha. On the way back to the Soapcalc to try to determine my recipe problem, that is another confirmation of problematic procedure. As to the salt I have read that it was actually helpful in curing soap at the approx amount I used (incorrectly)...

Hello and thanks for the response, I thought I copied the values correctly, but I may have input something improperly. Glad to know that there is hope!! Going to crunch the numbers again as see if I copied something down wrong, so thanks for the evaluation. I don't know how long it will last...

Hello, Produced a CP recipe on SoapCalc. Not sure if I did it all correctly. This is my Batch #4 trial. 100g Coconut Oil 400g Olive Oil 190g Water 69g Lye 7.5g Honeysuckle FO 3g Salt Experimentation into CP soap with fragrance. Also salt to hopefully speed up the hardening. Mixed salt in lye...

Neat idea, will try it also! Good to get independent verification. Thank!

You are kind :). No it doesn't seem drying. I still haven't been able to get SoapCalc up on my computer attached to the printer so I haven't been able to keep copies with the different values of the properties shown there...Have been considering the use of Castor Oil, so thanks for the support...

Well I didn't know what dos was until I used the forum's abbreviations list:thumbs: and luckily I haven't gotten the the symptoms yet.... Yes it is coming together. All I need now is a recipe, more equipment (got a cheap infrared thermometer), a good technique and confidence:rolleyes:. I am...

Thanks for sharing you knowledge and experience. You have confirmed what I had read about oils! I will look into the FO reviews as you suggest. Hope no DOS!!!

Howdy penelopejane, Thanks for your reply. Two things I've noted is that the actual soap smells more but not as strong. It also lingers longer than the honeysuckle but seems less sweet. These are all attributable to varying factors I didn't account for. My nose is certainly not...

Hello Obsidian, Yes it is the light blue boxed one. Thank you! If I may, does lavender smell similar to honeysuckle? In any case much appreciated.

While attempting to research the fragrance of a Crabtree & Evelyn Goatmilk soap, it was revealed that I was not actually looking for the goatmilk smell. This I believe is true as I just processed a small quantity of HP lard/olive & coconut oil that I scented with my first FO. It is honeysuckle...

Thank you, bookmarked and favorited! Hello, Well so far batch #1 HP Lard/Coconut Oil is hard and I like it. Doesn't like sitting in water! Batch #2 HP Olive/Coconut Oil is still soft in the middle (approx. 10 days). Batch #3 HP Lard/Coconut/Olive Oil seems completely hard with a tiny smell...

A wealth of help, thanks. BTW what is specifically "PPO" for the soap impaired?

Well it doesn't look so good, to look at! As I was going for the process and results. Hardened well, smells good with 3 drops of honeysuckle FO. Don't know how long the scent will last, mad scientist mode. still got me. I will give it another day for testing and shelve the rest. Do you have s...

Thanks earlene, Very much appreciated. In another thread the ingredients were found on an Australian C&E site. It just says fragrance IIRC. Cheers

Yes info overload, but I am starting to catch on. I used your Mother's favorite to make a small batch sample using SoapCalc (Yes I got it working along with a rudimentary understanding :thumbs:) for resizing. Possibly due to the small amount the process went through the foaming gel stage...

Thanks for your response. Actually I use Crabtree & Evelyn Goatmilk soap, and in the past when they were still making it, their Buttermilk soap. I assumed that their scents wer from the milks. This may be a false assumption. Hope that helps!!

I would like to make a soap that has the buttermilk scent and or goatmilk scent. Unable to find anything that seems correct. New to soapmaking. Does anyone have suggestions or sites? Thanks

Hello linne1gi, I had a preconceived notion, enhanced by reading and viewing generalized statements about qualities of different things. They were not all correct or not specific enough. I plan on doing better next time. Having sensitive skin and being advised that coconut oil may be drying...