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Film of oil on top.

2 attempts at dual lye. Both were not successful. The first was 100% OO. 5% SF. Use Smell of Freedom from Nurture. It seized and I was able to dump batter into the mold. My second attempt: 95% OO, 5% Castor Oil (the reduce the slimy feel of 100% OO), 5%SF. 6% FO - Smell of Freedom. 2nd time was...

Thanks for updating your soapy articles DeeAnna. Appreciate.

I love this forum. So much to learn from you all. And everyone is so very generous. Thanks

Thanks Madison/DeeAnna. Yes DeeAnna, kindly update your citric acid article to reflect this part. I actually follow your guidelines closely when I use ca. Thanks again

Sodium citrate and citric acid? I thought citric acid ends up as sodium citrate when lye goes through lye. So in my thinking, using both sodium citrate and citric acid will mean more sodium citrate in the finished soap. Is this correct? This chemistry lessons get quite complicated. Please...

Happy Easter folks!

See pictures. First was after I removed it from the hot water (post dilution. Then 4 hours later) ......stearic acid doing its thing lol AND

Yes IL, I did use stearic acid. 3% of finished paste weight. I plan to try the LAL in a small portion. Thanks all

Thanks cmzaha. I don't think she used a bath pouf. It was bubbly for me. But since I plan to sell later, I must try to get positive feedback.

Can I use Lathanol (LAL) to increase bubbles?

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Hello everyone. Last week I made IL's creamy Shea/cocoa butter GLS. I do believe it came out well. But when I gave it for testing by family and friends they all complained it was not bubbly enough. I did use IL same exact recipe ditto dilution rates. I was 100% copy-cat[emoji4]

Yours are pretty compared to my ugly bars..... A dual lye Castile with Smell of Freedom. As ugly as it looks, it smells amazing. Wonderful fragrance...

So lovely. So classy. I pray my soaps can look so artistic......someday lol. Thanks so much for sharing IL

Thanks for your help with this

Sorry that post appeared twice..... still learning to post

DeeAnna, If I use both in a batch will it extend shelf life? Just asking cos I really do not know much about chemicals. Especially in soap making. Am learning EVERYTHING from this wonderful forum

If I use both in a batch will it extend shelf life? Just asking cos I really do not know much about chemicals. Especially in soap making. Am learning EVERYTHING from this wonderful forum