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One thing I've noticed whilst the soap is air drying is the fact that the FO scent is much stronger that previous batches. I had read that the addition of clay, in this case Kaolin, helps to "fix" the FO and retain it in the soap. From now on, all my CP soap batches will have either Kaolin or...

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Marsi Thank you for the suggestions. 👍 Regarding the foil... it was a quick fix and I was watching this like a hawk for 20 minutes or so. However, I will remember that for the future. The rack is stainless steel and I have cured over 7 batches on it with no issues. I leave the bars on edge...

AliOop As per your request... 🤔 The recipe and my notes about it are in the RECIPE FEEDBACK section along with photos.

This is from my first test batch of this soap. The dual lye was: 40% NaOH & 60% KOH. This recipe halved made 4 - 1" x 3" shaving pucks. Oils were: Stearic Acid 60%, Shea Butter 15%, Coconut Oil 15% & Castor Oil 5%. 10% Glycerin by total oil weight was added after trace and saponification...

Yes it is fun to try different methods, recipes and procedures. Recently I found a great dual-lye recipe for men's shaving soap pucks using stearic acid as the main component. WOW! This soap I made is like gliding my razor over glass! Thick creamy lather and great skin conditioning too. I...

AliOop Thank you for the kind compliment. It's truly appreciated. I tend to keep things simple, much in the way Uncle Jon does his soaps. I know there are a lot of soapers who go for the frilly and the froufrou. Not here. IMHO, soap has one purpose and one purpose only... to clean and...

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Zany_in_CO I went ahead and photos and the recipe in the RECIPE FEEDBACK section of the forum. White Bar Soap

I decided to something out of sequence when making a CP bar soap. I kept having issues with uber fast trace when using fragrance oils and such. So I added the FO to the base oils prior to heating them plus adding sodium lactate to the oils too. In addition, I used a 1 Tbsp. of white kaolin...

An interesting recipe to say the least! I am firm believer in the K.I.S.S. principle regarding soap recipes, much like Uncle Jon does on YouTube. You can reach the same qualities of cleansing, sudsing, lather creaminess, INS factor, etc. by just using three oils, maybe four at the most...

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Je me tiens corrigé mon ami! Thanks for the compliment on my recipe. If desired, I could post some photos during saponification and after being cut into bars. BTW, the pH this morning tested at a straight up 9.0 with litmus paper test.

One thing I must make mention of. When I was mixing the heated glycerin and KOH mixture, I did not witness any extreme reaction at all. As a matter of fact, after slowing pouring in the KOH into the room temperature glycerin mixture, I then began to heat it up slowly on the stove. It's not...

I find it quite interesting and curious in the fact that hardly anyone on this forum site ever mentions the EXCELLENT soap calculator at the top of this browser webpage on the right-hand tab. I find it the easiest to use, IMHO for me at least and the bottom right bar graph is a very handy...

This page from The Soap Queen at Brambleberry will explain your "dreaded orange spots". Dealing with Dreaded Orange Spots The primary reason the "recommended" cure time is 4 to 6 weeks is to let more of the water evaporate out of the bar. Your soap will usually be fully saponified within 24-36...

Yes it does seal well. The heavy viscosity of the soap mixture will not leak through at all. I have seen some folks use a bit of tape around the joint to ensure a good seal, but it's not really necessary. Water or thin liquids might leak but with the viscosity of soap there should be no...

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Zany_in_CO I used a slow cooker (Crock Pot Brand) for the cook as instructed in the recipe. Nothing scorched, no off odors or such. Just the smells of heated oils really. I really had no problem with dissolving the KOH in the glycerin. Using this site's soap calculator, for the half batch...

SouthernHM get yourself an inexpensive stick blender. It will definitely speed up the process for you. Getting a 100% olive oil-based liquid soap to trace will take quite a long time and a lot of stick blending. Don't even think about hand stirring it, you'll be there 'till the next ice age...