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I did this recipe today and it came out great! Hot Process Glycerin Liquid Soap Recipe Here's a photo of the final result. I made a half-sized batch.

KimW - I remember Catherine Failor mentioning the same thing, if I'm not mistaken. A 100% coconut oil soap would be a little bit harsh however. I'm happy with the new batch I did today. I just added a couple of photos of it in case you're interested.

Okay... inquiring minds (or my mind in particular) would like to know why liquid soap nearly always turns an amber color, regardless of the oils used. I started out 20 years ago using the only book on the market, at that time, by Catherine Failor. It's been my bible more or less since then...

I use a 4:1 Water / KOH ratio. Really cuts down on volcanoes and makes it easier to mix with distilled water after saponification. Where did you buy 98% KOH? Just curious... I can get 92% from Amazon, but that's the purest I've found without going to a lab chemical supplier.

That is a bogus ad floating around on the internet. Miss Kim Novak would NEVER let her likeness be on an ad such as this.

What I do is take 3% of the total batch weight and add that much each of glycerin and isopropyl alcohol. Be sure to reheat the batch up to around 150°F before adding the clearing agents. Nearly all of the time this works for me. You may have to let it sequester for another week or two. I put...

Where may I download a spreadsheet to do soap costs and markups? There are some places but they want to charge $40-50 for a sheet. Any suggestions or help will be appreciated!

I added clearing agents to my slightly cloudy liquid soap made on Feb. 4th... probably caused by fragrance oils. Added 3% of batch weight of glycerin, isopropyl alcohol and sugar dissolved in boiling water. Liquid soap was reheated to 150° F prior to adding clearing agents, now soap is being...